Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 70,2472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,8302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Klamath Falls, 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 | 9,856 | 24,675 | 35,515 | ||
| R | 10,388 | 25,308 | 36,726 | ||
| R | 7,210 | 20,435 | 30,507 | ||
| R | 8,302 | 18,898 | 28,152 | ||
| R | 9,370 | 19,113 | 29,399 | ||
| R | 8,264 | 22,733 | 31,515 | ||
| R | 7,541 | 18,855 | 27,844 | ||
| R | 7,207 | 12,116 | 22,360 | ||
| R | 7,918 | 11,864 | 26,593 | ||
| R | 8,429 | 13,484 | 22,470 | ||
| R | 7,575 | 17,686 | 25,335 | ||
| R | 7,371 | 16,060 | 25,592 | ||
| R | 9,659 | 11,649 | 22,187 | ||
| R | 5,719 | 11,169 | 18,954 | ||
| R | 5,629 | 9,604 | 17,017 | ||
| D | 9,066 | 8,530 | 17,599 | ||
| R | 8,928 | 9,095 | 18,023 | ||
| R | 8,434 | 9,740 | 18,174 | ||
| R | 6,407 | 11,517 | 17,989 | ||
| D | 7,520 | 7,072 | 14,898 | ||
| D | 6,656 | 5,969 | 12,717 | ||
| D | 9,345 | 6,169 | 15,610 | ||
| D | 8,562 | 3,225 | 12,222 | ||
| D | 6,772 | 3,483 | 10,755 | ||
| R | 2,721 | 4,453 | 7,267 | ||
| R | 680 | 2,775 | 5,189 | ||
| R | 901 | 2,742 | 3,907 | ||
| D | 1,853 | 1,631 | 3,676 | ||
| D | 815 | 433 | 1,943 | ||
| R | 427 | 634 | 1,161 | ||
| R | 208 | 552 | 803 | ||
| R | 324 | 428 | 772 | ||
| D | 463 | 346 | 825 | ||
| O | 76 | 269 | 675 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.6%
English
14.7%
Irish
11.6%
American
4.3%
Italian
3.4%
French
3.2%
Scottish
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: 41.3 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
$58,830
Klamath Falls, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Klamath Falls, OR$58,830
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.1%
Working age (18–64)18.7%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish7.2%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Klamath Falls anchors a sparsely populated basin in south-central Oregon where water-rights disputes and natural-resource economies have kept the region among the state's most Republican-leaning metros by margin.
The Democratic margin in Klamath Falls, OR peaked at forty-four points in 1936. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $58,830 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% 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 Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 41.7 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,515 votes cast, 9,856 went Democratic and 24,675 went Republican.
What is Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Klamath Falls, 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon?
Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon has a population of 70,247 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon is $58,830 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Klamath Falls, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.