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Oregon 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008R+15.22012R+22.22016R+27.72020R+24.32024R+27.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+27.0
2024
median income$67,259U.S. $80,734 · OR $83,011
median age42.8U.S. 39.1 · OR 40.6
poverty rate13.9%U.S. 12.5% · OR 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.1%U.S. 35.6% · OR 36.7%
non-english10.4%U.S. 22.3% · OR 15.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.2%
English15.4%
Irish11.6%
Mexican11.9%
Spaniard0.5%
Spanish0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Harney County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Oregon 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionOregon 2nd Congressional DistrictTrumpR+27.0
Oregon 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+27.0, 362 precincts, 9 city labels.
2024
362 precincts by 2024 margin · 9 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −27.0% in 2024.−27.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−15.2%
2012−22.2%
2016−27.7%
2020−24.3%
2024−27.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RCliff BentzU.S. House · OR-02+0.47
DRon WydenU.S. Senate-0.34
DJeff MerkleyU.S. Senate-0.45

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 16 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242R
32.8%115,337
63.9%224,601
351,489
20222R
32.4%99,882
67.5%208,369
308,676
20202R
36.9%168,881
59.9%273,835
457,433
20182R
39.4%145,298
56.3%207,597
368,709
20162R
28.0%106,640
71.7%272,952
380,739
20142R
25.7%73,785
70.4%202,374
287,425
20122R
29.1%96,741
68.6%228,043
332,255
20102R
25.9%72,173
73.9%206,245
279,037
20082R
25.8%87,649
69.5%236,560
340,379
20062R
30.4%82,484
66.8%181,529
271,719
20042R
25.6%88,914
71.6%248,461
346,865
20022R
25.8%64,991
71.9%181,295
252,284
20002R
26.1%78,101
73.6%220,086
298,907
19982R
34.8%74,924
61.5%132,316
215,216
19962R
36.5%97,195
61.7%164,062
266,056
19942R
38.7%90,822
57.3%134,255
234,381
19922R
32.8%90,036
67.1%184,163
274,478
19902R
32.0%60,131
68.0%127,998
188,185
19882R
37.3%74,700
62.7%125,366
200,079
19862R
39.8%75,124
60.2%113,566
188,716
19842R
43.0%100,152
57.0%132,649
232,826
19822R
44.4%85,495
55.6%106,912
192,427
19802R
47.5%138,089
48.8%141,854
290,748
19782D
69.1%152,099
30.7%67,547
220,019
19762D
72.0%173,313
28.0%67,431
240,761

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2022D
55.8%1,076,424
40.9%788,991
1,927,949
2020D
57.0%1,321,047
39.4%912,814
2,318,847
2016D
56.6%1,105,119
33.3%651,106
1,952,478
2014D
55.7%814,537
36.9%538,847
1,461,618
2010D
57.2%825,507
39.2%566,199
1,442,588
2008D
48.9%864,392
45.6%805,159
1,767,504
2004D
63.4%1,128,728
31.7%565,254
1,780,550
2002R
39.6%501,898
56.2%712,287
1,267,221
1998D
61.1%682,425
33.8%377,739
1,117,747
1996R
45.9%624,370
49.8%677,336
1,360,230
1992R
46.7%639,851
52.4%717,455
1,370,240
1990R
46.2%507,743
53.7%590,095
1,099,255
1986R
36.0%375,735
63.0%656,317
1,042,555
1984R
33.4%406,122
66.5%808,152
1,214,735
1980R
44.0%501,963
52.1%594,290
1,139,939
1978R
38.3%341,616
61.7%550,165
891,781

Spanning roughly two-thirds of Oregon's land area, this rural, high-desert district delivered a 14-point Republican margin in 2024, a result consistent with its decade-long pattern of decisive GOP pluralities in federal contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 27.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.0 points.

A population of 706,143, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,259 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 2.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 3
Colorado
91.7twin score
% unaffiliated% Blackpopulation scale
Congressional District 2
Kansas
85.3twin score
2016–2024 trajectorymedian income≠ median age
Congressional District (at Large)
Wyoming
85.3twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Oregon 2nd Congressional District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Oregon 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oregon 2nd Congressional District voted Republican by 27.0 points (R+27.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 366,932 votes cast, 128,221 went Democratic and 227,182 went Republican.
How many people live in Oregon 2nd Congressional District?
Oregon 2nd Congressional District has a population of 706,143 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oregon 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Oregon 2nd Congressional District is $67,259 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Oregon 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Oregon 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.