Oregon 3rd Congressional District, Oregon: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+51%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+51MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 750,2552024 5-year
- Median household income
- $91,1772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1904MIT Election Lab
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−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: BLUMENAUER, Earl (2023–2025), BLUMENAUER, Earl (2021–2023), BLUMENAUER, Earl (2019–2021), BLUMENAUER, Earl (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 3, 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 | 291,665 | 87,872 | 395,950 | ||
| D | 325,654 | 98,387 | 436,867 | ||
| D | 256,452 | 79,987 | 373,444 | ||
| D | 240,776 | 85,740 | 339,333 | ||
| D | 246,947 | 84,035 | 340,050 | ||
| D | 228,667 | 106,497 | 339,461 | ||
| D | 168,138 | 89,154 | 278,958 | ||
| D | 143,680 | 73,523 | 252,905 | ||
| D | 144,918 | 72,461 | 277,232 | ||
| D | 142,136 | 92,985 | 239,614 | ||
| D | 125,315 | 114,717 | 241,210 | ||
| D | 105,402 | 95,636 | 233,849 | ||
| D | 112,642 | 101,673 | 224,536 | ||
| D | 106,278 | 104,297 | 219,011 | ||
| D | 104,388 | 92,447 | 207,296 | ||
| D | 135,234 | 69,491 | 205,622 | ||
| R | 102,939 | 107,252 | 210,479 | ||
| R | 95,680 | 108,168 | 203,848 | ||
| R | 87,338 | 110,219 | 198,659 | ||
| D | 76,495 | 71,502 | 155,181 | ||
| D | 85,538 | 64,607 | 152,140 | ||
| D | 79,827 | 61,076 | 141,809 | ||
| D | 87,166 | 34,136 | 125,135 | ||
| D | 64,486 | 38,680 | 108,666 | ||
| R | 36,660 | 61,539 | 99,829 | ||
| R | 17,956 | 39,733 | 80,094 | ||
| R | 22,646 | 37,216 | 63,937 | ||
| R | 29,673 | 34,390 | 66,786 | ||
| O | 11,616 | 7,772 | 33,587 | ||
| R | 8,321 | 14,997 | 25,168 | ||
| R | 1,949 | 11,122 | 15,153 | ||
| R | 3,817 | 8,142 | 12,651 | ||
| R | 5,552 | 9,680 | 15,510 | ||
| R | 1,726 | 6,584 | 13,727 | ||
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Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 55.8% | 40.9% | 1,927,949 |
| 2020 | D | 56.9% | 39.3% | 2,321,249 |
| 2016 | D | 56.6% | 33.3% | 1,952,478 |
| 2014 | D | 55.7% | 36.9% | 1,461,618 |
| 2010 | D | 57.2% | 39.2% | 1,442,588 |
| 2008 | D | 48.9% | 45.6% | 1,767,504 |
| 2004 | D | 63.4% | 31.7% | 1,780,550 |
| 2002 | R | 39.6% | 56.2% | 1,267,221 |
| 1998 | D | 61.1% | 33.8% | 1,117,747 |
| 1996 | R | 45.9% | 49.8% | 1,360,230 |
| 1992 | R | 46.5% | 52.1% | 1,376,033 |
| 1990 | R | 46.2% | 53.7% | 1,099,255 |
| 1986 | R | 36.0% | 63.0% | 1,042,555 |
| 1984 | R | 33.4% | 66.5% | 1,214,735 |
| 1980 | R | 44.0% | 52.1% | 1,140,494 |
| 1978 | R | 38.3% | 61.6% | 892,518 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.6%
English
13.4%
Irish
11.4%
American
4.1%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
3.1%
French
2.4%
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: 39.4 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
$91,177
Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 3$91,177
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.0%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.9%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Portland, Oregon's 3rd District recorded a 49-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, highly educated urban electorate that has voted reliably left of center for decades.
The Democratic margin in Oregon 3rd Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at fifty-two points in 2020; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $91,177, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 3, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 3, Oregon voted Democratic by 51.5 points (D+51), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 395,950 votes cast, 291,665 went Democratic and 87,872 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 3, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Oregon as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 3, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Oregon voted Republican was 1960.
How many people live in Congressional District 3, Oregon?
Congressional District 3, Oregon has a population of 750,255 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Oregon?
Median household income in Congressional District 3, Oregon is $91,177 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.