Polk County, Oregon presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Polk County by 3.7 points, out of 47,233 votes for president.

Polk County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Oregon 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump R	23,768	50.3%
Kamala Harris D	22,034	46.6%
Kennedy Jr Robert F (WTP)	819	1.7%
Stein Jill (PG)	241	0.5%
Oliver Chase (L)	235	0.5%
West Cornel (P)	85	0.2%
Terry Randall (C)	51	0.1%
Total	47,233

Polk County was R+3.7 against D+14.3 statewide, 18.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Oregon Secretary of State, November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes, US President by county (page 1; page 2 repeats the Vice President abstract)

2020

Oregon 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump R	23,732	49.5%
Joseph R. Biden D	22,917	47.8%
Jorgensen Jo (L)	981	2.0%
Hawkins Howie (PG)	212	0.4%
Hunter Dario (P)	90	0.2%
Total	47,932

Polk County was R+1.7 against D+16.1 statewide, 17.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Oregon Secretary of State, November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes, US President by county (page 1 of 33)

2016

Oregon 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump R	18,940	49.2%
Hillary Clinton D	16,420	42.6%
Gary Johnson L	2,254	5.9%
Stein Jill (PG)	907	2.4%
Total	38,521

Polk County was R+6.6 against D+11.0 statewide, 17.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Oregon Secretary of State, November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes (38 pages); page 1 US President by county

2012

Oregon 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney R	17,819	50.9%
Barack Obama D	16,292	46.5%
Johnson Gary (L)	400	1.1%
Stein Jill (PG)	336	1.0%
Christensen Will (C)	104	0.3%
Anderson Ross C (Rocky) (P)	52	0.1%
Total	35,003

Polk County was R+4.4 against D+12.1 statewide, 16.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Oregon Secretary of State, November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes, United States President by county (page 1 of 38; ** = elected, Misc = miscellaneous write-ins)

2008

Oregon 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	17,714	48.9%
Barack Obama DEM	17,536	48.4%
All other candidates	957	2.6%
Total	36,207

Polk County was R+0.5 against D+16.4 statewide, 16.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Oregon 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	19,508	55.0%
John Kerry DEM	15,484	43.6%
All other candidates	497	1.4%
Total	35,489

Polk County was R+11.4 against D+4.2 statewide, 15.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Oregon 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	14,988	52.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	11,921	41.9%
All other candidates	1,540	5.4%
Total	28,449

Polk County was R+10.8 against D+0.4 statewide, 11.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Polk County, Oregon in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Polk County by 3.7 points, out of 47,233 votes counted for president.

Is Polk County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 3.7 points; 2020: Republican by 1.7 points; 2016: Republican by 6.6 points; 2012: Republican by 4.4 points; 2008: Republican by 0.5 points; 2004: Republican by 11.4 points; 2000: Republican by 10.8 points.

How does Polk County vote compared with the rest of Oregon?

In 2024 it was 18.0 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 3.7 points against Democratic by 14.3 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data