Newport, OR, Oregon: Populist metro. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 50,9642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,1652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Newport, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 17,112 | 11,645 | 29,804 | ||
| D | 17,385 | 12,460 | 30,726 | ||
| D | 12,501 | 10,039 | 25,256 | ||
| D | 13,401 | 8,686 | 22,984 | ||
| D | 14,258 | 8,791 | 23,889 | ||
| D | 13,753 | 10,160 | 24,325 | ||
| D | 10,861 | 8,446 | 21,118 | ||
| D | 10,552 | 6,717 | 20,607 | ||
| D | 9,603 | 5,716 | 21,623 | ||
| D | 9,598 | 7,364 | 17,443 | ||
| R | 8,637 | 9,110 | 17,804 | ||
| R | 7,009 | 7,637 | 17,127 | ||
| D | 6,685 | 5,755 | 13,199 | ||
| R | 5,117 | 6,112 | 11,854 | ||
| R | 5,009 | 5,031 | 10,699 | ||
| D | 7,101 | 3,200 | 10,323 | ||
| D | 5,243 | 5,231 | 10,483 | ||
| R | 4,624 | 5,346 | 9,970 | ||
| R | 3,632 | 5,559 | 9,252 | ||
| D | 3,720 | 3,587 | 7,656 | ||
| D | 2,947 | 2,801 | 5,813 | ||
| D | 3,510 | 2,962 | 6,565 | ||
| D | 3,024 | 1,585 | 5,042 | ||
| D | 2,376 | 1,415 | 3,998 | ||
| R | 1,464 | 2,100 | 3,663 | ||
| R | 641 | 1,328 | 2,544 | ||
| R | 669 | 1,229 | 2,080 | ||
| R | 915 | 1,167 | 2,294 | ||
| O | 375 | 410 | 1,319 | ||
| R | 282 | 595 | 1,017 | ||
| R | 179 | 581 | 896 | ||
| R | 266 | 472 | 787 | ||
| R | 557 | 583 | 1,161 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.0%
English
15.2%
Irish
11.7%
Scottish
3.9%
American
3.3%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.0%
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: 52.7 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
$63,165
Newport, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Newport, OR$63,165
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 77.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lincoln County anchors Newport's metro and has backed Democratic presidential candidates by double-digit margins in recent cycles, driven partly by a college-educated coastal population and the economic footprint of Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center.
The Democratic margin in Newport, OR peaked at thirty-eight points in 1964. By 1988 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eighteen points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $63,165 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% 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 Newport, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Newport, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 18.3 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 29,804 votes cast, 17,112 went Democratic and 11,645 went Republican.
What is Newport, OR, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Newport, 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 18 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Newport, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Newport, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Newport, OR, Oregon?
Newport, OR, Oregon has a population of 50,964 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newport, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Newport, OR, Oregon is $63,165 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Newport, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Newport, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.