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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 41045 · Oregon

MalheurOR

Republican ×21 since 1944reported 1888–2024 · 35 elections

The Long Record

35 elections against the Oregon and national vote
2024 result
R+45.6
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
8–27
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
23/35
66% of its elections
Closest election
1900
D+0.1
this countyOregonnational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1932+48.2 ptsDemocrats
1904-47.9 ptsRepublicans
1920-44.3 ptsRepublicans
1968-41.1 ptsRepublicans
1900-35.3 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
31,954
College (BA+)
15%
Median income
$54,519
2024 dollars
Non-white
40%
Rural
59%
Age 65+
17%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Canyon, ID · Owyhee, ID · Payette, ID · Washington, ID · Humboldt, NV · Baker, OR · Grant, OR · Harney, OR