The Dalles, OR, Oregon: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,5522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,1752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for The Dalles, 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 | 6,069 | 6,837 | 13,391 | ||
| R | 6,604 | 7,035 | 14,130 | ||
| R | 4,781 | 5,833 | 11,964 | ||
| R | 5,211 | 5,229 | 10,873 | ||
| D | 5,906 | 5,103 | 11,380 | ||
| R | 5,691 | 6,119 | 12,002 | ||
| R | 4,616 | 5,356 | 10,664 | ||
| D | 4,967 | 3,662 | 9,952 | ||
| D | 4,663 | 3,242 | 10,973 | ||
| D | 5,141 | 4,462 | 9,834 | ||
| R | 5,526 | 6,905 | 12,472 | ||
| R | 4,336 | 4,703 | 10,235 | ||
| D | 4,560 | 4,258 | 9,240 | ||
| R | 3,749 | 4,537 | 8,775 | ||
| D | 3,918 | 3,842 | 8,306 | ||
| D | 5,890 | 2,695 | 8,597 | ||
| D | 4,426 | 4,355 | 8,784 | ||
| R | 4,165 | 4,332 | 8,497 | ||
| R | 2,517 | 4,362 | 6,914 | ||
| R | 2,438 | 2,740 | 5,296 | ||
| R | 2,313 | 2,429 | 4,786 | ||
| D | 3,001 | 2,553 | 5,576 | ||
| D | 3,573 | 1,278 | 5,184 | ||
| D | 2,776 | 1,740 | 4,664 | ||
| R | 1,699 | 2,746 | 4,513 | ||
| R | 1,185 | 2,409 | 4,681 | ||
| R | 1,434 | 2,698 | 4,334 | ||
| D | 2,287 | 2,243 | 4,719 | ||
| D | 929 | 775 | 2,594 | ||
| R | 764 | 1,309 | 2,291 | ||
| R | 536 | 2,092 | 3,107 | ||
| R | 1,038 | 1,576 | 2,747 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 1,701 | 3,129 | ||
| R | 497 | 1,059 | 2,125 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.0%
English
12.7%
Irish
10.5%
American
5.7%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.8%
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: 41.0 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
$64,175
The Dalles, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
The Dalles, OR$64,175
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.2%
speak English only
Spanish16.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Dalles anchors Wasco County, a reliably Republican-leaning stretch of the mid-Columbia that has swung toward statewide Democrats in high-turnout cycles, reflecting the tension between its agricultural base and a growing tech-sector workforce tied to nearby server farms.
The Democratic margin in The Dalles, OR peaked at forty-four points in 1936. By 2012 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,175 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 The Dalles, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, The Dalles, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,391 votes cast, 6,069 went Democratic and 6,837 went Republican.
What is The Dalles, OR, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies The Dalles, 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did The Dalles, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which The Dalles, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in The Dalles, OR, Oregon?
The Dalles, OR, Oregon has a population of 26,552 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in The Dalles, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in The Dalles, OR, Oregon is $64,175 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of The Dalles, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in The Dalles, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.