Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 456,1852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,7502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Medford-Klamath Falls, 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 | 95,596 | 141,428 | 244,622 | ||
| R | 104,760 | 146,172 | 258,292 | ||
| R | 77,283 | 122,803 | 221,428 | ||
| R | 81,164 | 112,074 | 200,898 | ||
| R | 91,351 | 111,933 | 210,079 | ||
| R | 81,746 | 128,537 | 213,582 | ||
| R | 63,678 | 108,672 | 184,434 | ||
| R | 59,736 | 77,617 | 161,035 | ||
| R | 61,185 | 65,831 | 172,779 | ||
| R | 60,720 | 77,854 | 141,926 | ||
| R | 51,081 | 93,424 | 145,325 | ||
| R | 43,857 | 82,241 | 139,583 | ||
| R | 53,772 | 58,219 | 117,743 | ||
| R | 34,657 | 57,097 | 100,261 | ||
| R | 31,618 | 47,832 | 87,496 | ||
| D | 49,149 | 38,003 | 87,228 | ||
| R | 41,331 | 44,252 | 85,780 | ||
| R | 36,152 | 45,678 | 81,893 | ||
| R | 26,990 | 50,065 | 77,510 | ||
| R | 26,682 | 30,812 | 59,189 | ||
| R | 24,277 | 24,763 | 49,517 | ||
| D | 29,148 | 25,089 | 54,628 | ||
| D | 27,974 | 14,224 | 45,933 | ||
| D | 25,888 | 14,391 | 42,288 | ||
| R | 10,061 | 20,597 | 31,163 | ||
| R | 4,282 | 13,417 | 26,326 | ||
| R | 6,363 | 13,374 | 21,218 | ||
| D | 13,313 | 10,222 | 25,356 | ||
| O | 6,637 | 1,984 | 16,056 | ||
| R | 4,740 | 6,179 | 12,302 | ||
| R | 2,754 | 6,278 | 10,073 | ||
| R | 4,646 | 5,574 | 10,556 | ||
| D | 6,419 | 4,701 | 11,336 | ||
| R | 2,630 | 3,643 | 9,001 | ||
| D | 1,459 | 1,361 | 2,845 | ||
| D | 1,036 | 886 | 1,944 | ||
| D | 900 | 800 | 1,719 | ||
| D | 861 | 718 | 1,579 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.6%
German
15.3%
Irish
12.1%
Italian
4.3%
American
4.1%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.6%
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: 44.7 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
$66,750
Medford-Klamath Falls ranks near the middle of US counties.
Medford-Klamath Falls$66,750
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning the Cascade Range's eastern slope into the Klamath Basin, this media market consistently returns some of Oregon's widest Republican margins, anchored by agriculture, forestry, and a population density among the lowest in the state.
The Democratic margin in Medford-Klamath Falls peaked at thirty points in 1936. By 1968 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was nineteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,750 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon voted Republican by 18.7 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 244,622 votes cast, 95,596 went Democratic and 141,428 went Republican.
What is Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon?
Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon has a population of 456,185 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon?
Median household income in Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon is $66,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.