Roseburg, OR, Oregon: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 112,0722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,3102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Roseburg, 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 | 18,181 | 41,059 | 61,068 | ||
| R | 19,160 | 43,298 | 64,349 | ||
| R | 14,096 | 34,582 | 53,521 | ||
| R | 17,145 | 30,776 | 49,803 | ||
| R | 20,298 | 30,919 | 52,937 | ||
| R | 18,089 | 35,956 | 54,984 | ||
| R | 14,193 | 30,294 | 47,220 | ||
| R | 15,250 | 21,855 | 42,769 | ||
| R | 14,137 | 19,011 | 45,860 | ||
| R | 17,255 | 20,120 | 38,415 | ||
| R | 14,609 | 25,243 | 39,996 | ||
| R | 12,564 | 23,101 | 39,516 | ||
| R | 14,965 | 16,500 | 32,973 | ||
| R | 9,009 | 15,881 | 27,508 | ||
| R | 9,186 | 13,410 | 26,092 | ||
| D | 15,909 | 9,806 | 25,717 | ||
| D | 13,322 | 12,493 | 25,815 | ||
| R | 11,825 | 13,837 | 25,662 | ||
| R | 7,837 | 14,109 | 22,009 | ||
| R | 5,500 | 7,671 | 13,612 | ||
| R | 4,563 | 6,134 | 10,840 | ||
| R | 4,707 | 5,991 | 10,770 | ||
| D | 4,893 | 4,254 | 10,110 | ||
| D | 4,638 | 4,046 | 9,054 | ||
| R | 2,191 | 5,609 | 7,954 | ||
| R | 1,666 | 4,219 | 7,849 | ||
| R | 2,428 | 4,402 | 7,315 | ||
| R | 3,679 | 3,922 | 8,143 | ||
| O | 1,601 | 1,267 | 4,866 | ||
| R | 1,359 | 2,092 | 3,888 | ||
| R | 908 | 2,443 | 3,865 | ||
| R | 1,624 | 1,910 | 3,679 | ||
| D | 2,059 | 1,917 | 4,022 | ||
| R | 529 | 1,329 | 3,002 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.0%
English
16.9%
Irish
11.5%
American
5.7%
Scottish
3.5%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.3%
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: 46.5 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
$61,310
Roseburg, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Roseburg, OR$61,310
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.3%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Roseburg anchors Oregon's Douglas County, a reliably right-leaning pocket in a blue-trending state, where the long decline of the timber industry has shaped both the economy and a persistent skepticism toward Portland-driven policy priorities.
The Democratic margin in Roseburg, OR peaked at twenty-four points in 1964. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $61,310 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 Roseburg, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Roseburg, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 37.5 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,068 votes cast, 18,181 went Democratic and 41,059 went Republican.
What is Roseburg, OR, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Roseburg, 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Roseburg, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Roseburg, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Roseburg, OR, Oregon?
Roseburg, OR, Oregon has a population of 112,072 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Roseburg, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Roseburg, OR, Oregon is $61,310 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Roseburg, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Roseburg, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.