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1876–2024
Eugene-Springfield, OR·Oregon

Eugene-Springfield, OR has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential cycles.

College-anchored metro where turnout patterns track university cycles

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+23
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
384,207
2024 ACS

Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
384,2072024 5-year
Median household income
$71,5442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+23.0%
123,95776,149208,021
D
+24.3%
134,36680,336222,253
D
+18.6%
102,75367,141191,950
D
+23.4%
102,65262,509171,850
D
+27.4%
114,03763,835182,910
D
+17.6%
107,76975,007185,872
D
+11.2%
78,58361,578152,188
D
+15.2%
69,46148,253139,787
D
+21.3%
74,08341,789151,862
D
+18.6%
69,88347,563119,702
D
+2.0%
63,99961,493125,852
R
−2.0%
52,24054,750125,604
D
+9.4%
56,47946,245108,367
R
−1.6%
46,17747,73998,187
R
−6.3%
34,52139,56380,549
D
+34.6%
49,78524,13974,200
R
−5.2%
32,59636,14868,862
R
−12.3%
27,53435,26462,798
R
−28.1%
19,96035,69355,919
R
−13.9%
15,60620,84337,709
R
−10.2%
14,37517,69032,397
D
+2.9%
16,28615,34931,890
D
+23.2%
13,9268,30924,215
D
+2.2%
11,07310,54724,137
R
−51.8%
4,21313,64718,205
R
−37.1%
3,2558,55114,275
R
−30.0%
3,9867,71412,447
R
−9.8%
5,8807,25314,028
O
+8.1%
2,5961,9867,513
R
−18.9%
2,1743,3136,033
R
−43.9%
1,1663,5015,314
R
−10.2%
2,0372,5214,746
D
+7.7%
2,5942,2154,929
R
−25.8%
8281,9024,161
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
14.8%
Irish
12.8%
Italian
4.2%
American
3.9%
Scottish
3.4%
French
3.0%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
2.8%
75–84
3.4%
5.9%
65–74
6.7%
5.8%
55–64
6.3%
5.7%
45–54
5.5%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.7%
25–34
6.3%
6.3%
18–24
6.5%
6.8%
5–17
6.4%
2.2%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,544
Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Eugene-Springfield, OR$71,544
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Baptist
0.7%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Oregon, Eugene-Springfield leans heavily Democratic in state and federal contests, with Lane County delivering some of Oregon's largest raw margins for left-leaning candidates while Springfield itself runs measurably more competitive.

The Democratic margin in Eugene-Springfield, OR reached its widest at thirty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,544, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 384,207 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/21660/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 23.0 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 208,021 votes cast, 123,957 went Democratic and 76,149 went Republican.
What is Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon?
Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon has a population of 384,207 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon is $71,544 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.