Bend, OR, Oregon: Populist market. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 206,3342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,7582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bend, 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 | 68,108 | 54,850 | 127,375 | ||
| D | 65,962 | 55,646 | 125,234 | ||
| R | 42,444 | 45,692 | 98,557 | ||
| R | 36,961 | 42,463 | 81,900 | ||
| R | 38,819 | 39,064 | 79,782 | ||
| R | 31,179 | 41,757 | 74,048 | ||
| R | 22,061 | 32,132 | 57,885 | ||
| R | 17,151 | 21,135 | 45,282 | ||
| D | 15,693 | 15,655 | 43,918 | ||
| R | 14,264 | 16,425 | 31,366 | ||
| R | 11,671 | 19,323 | 31,066 | ||
| R | 9,641 | 15,186 | 28,715 | ||
| D | 9,480 | 9,054 | 19,382 | ||
| R | 6,319 | 7,747 | 14,819 | ||
| R | 4,859 | 5,599 | 11,230 | ||
| D | 6,947 | 3,148 | 10,095 | ||
| R | 4,776 | 5,145 | 9,944 | ||
| R | 4,102 | 5,399 | 9,501 | ||
| R | 3,174 | 5,776 | 8,986 | ||
| D | 3,499 | 3,463 | 7,163 | ||
| D | 3,807 | 2,547 | 6,426 | ||
| D | 4,775 | 2,603 | 7,453 | ||
| D | 4,278 | 1,299 | 5,884 | ||
| D | 2,962 | 1,697 | 5,055 | ||
| R | 1,702 | 2,815 | 4,628 | ||
| R | 1,015 | 2,321 | 4,378 | ||
| R | 1,072 | 1,649 | 3,040 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.1%
English
18.0%
Irish
14.2%
Italian
4.3%
American
3.6%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.7%
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: 42.9 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
$92,758
Bend, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bend, OR$92,758
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.0%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bend's rapid in-migration has made Deschutes County a competitive pivot point in statewide races, shifting a once reliably Republican media market toward split-ticket patterns that neither party can take for granted.
The Democratic margin in Bend, OR peaked at fifty-one points in 1936. By 2020 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was ten points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $92,758 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% 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 Bend, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bend, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 127,375 votes cast, 68,108 went Democratic and 54,850 went Republican.
What is Bend, OR, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bend, OR, 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 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bend, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bend, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Bend, OR, Oregon?
Bend, OR, Oregon has a population of 206,334 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bend, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Bend, OR, Oregon is $92,758 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Bend, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bend, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.