Brookings, OR, Oregon: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,3812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,2442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Brookings, OR, OROne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,737 | 8,000 | 14,200 | ||
| R | 6,058 | 8,484 | 14,925 | ||
| R | 4,300 | 7,212 | 12,611 | ||
| R | 4,625 | 6,598 | 11,678 | ||
| R | 5,230 | 6,646 | 12,332 | ||
| R | 5,220 | 7,332 | 12,799 | ||
| R | 4,090 | 6,551 | 11,513 | ||
| R | 4,202 | 4,790 | 10,972 | ||
| D | 3,841 | 3,809 | 11,050 | ||
| R | 4,015 | 4,761 | 9,012 | ||
| R | 3,423 | 5,363 | 8,815 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 4,910 | 8,488 | ||
| D | 3,227 | 2,962 | 6,507 | ||
| R | 2,108 | 2,832 | 5,470 | ||
| R | 1,934 | 2,323 | 4,729 | ||
| D | 3,195 | 1,467 | 4,686 | ||
| D | 2,767 | 2,382 | 5,153 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 2,306 | 4,302 | ||
| R | 1,005 | 2,147 | 3,179 | ||
| R | 677 | 1,112 | 1,879 | ||
| R | 678 | 827 | 1,527 | ||
| D | 1,033 | 941 | 1,991 | ||
| D | 913 | 497 | 1,680 | ||
| D | 971 | 395 | 1,428 | ||
| R | 453 | 694 | 1,173 | ||
| R | 224 | 664 | 1,214 | ||
| R | 280 | 599 | 984 | ||
| R | 512 | 541 | 1,186 | ||
| O | 219 | 102 | 606 | ||
| R | 148 | 268 | 457 | ||
| R | 87 | 322 | 455 | ||
| R | 152 | 308 | 466 | ||
| D | 301 | 300 | 616 | ||
| R | 90 | 183 | 365 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.9%
German
15.8%
Irish
14.0%
Italian
4.9%
Scottish
3.2%
American
3.2%
French
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 57.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,244
Brookings, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brookings, OR$62,244
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.9%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Curry County's largest urban cluster draws a disproportionately older, white population from California, producing a coastal community that votes markedly more Republican than Oregon's other Pacific-facing metros.
The Democratic margin in Brookings, OR peaked at forty points in 1932. By 1996 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $62,244 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brookings, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brookings, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 15.9 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,200 votes cast, 5,737 went Democratic and 8,000 went Republican.
What is Brookings, OR, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Brookings, OR, Oregon as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Brookings, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brookings, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Brookings, OR, Oregon?
Brookings, OR, Oregon has a population of 23,381 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brookings, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Brookings, OR, Oregon is $62,244 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Brookings, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brookings, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.