Oregon 5th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | +8.5% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
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.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | D | 47.7%191,365 | 45.0%180,420 | 401,293 |
| 2022 | 5 | R | 48.8%171,514 | 50.9%178,813 | 351,233 |
| 2020 | 5 | D | 51.9%234,863 | 45.2%204,372 | 452,646 |
| 2018 | 5 | D | 55.0%197,187 | 41.8%149,887 | 358,469 |
| 2016 | 5 | D | 53.5%199,505 | 43.0%160,443 | 373,108 |
| 2014 | 5 | D | 53.7%150,944 | 39.3%110,332 | 281,088 |
| 2012 | 5 | D | 54.0%177,229 | 42.4%139,223 | 327,970 |
| 2010 | 5 | D | 51.2%145,319 | 46.0%130,313 | 283,556 |
| 2008 | 5 | D | 54.3%181,577 | 38.3%128,297 | 334,674 |
| 2006 | 5 | D | 54.0%146,973 | 42.8%116,424 | 272,234 |
| 2004 | 5 | D | 52.9%184,833 | 44.3%154,993 | 349,634 |
| 2002 | 5 | D | 54.7%137,713 | 45.1%113,441 | 251,537 |
| 2000 | 5 | D | 56.8%156,315 | 43.1%118,631 | 275,348 |
| 1998 | 5 | D | 54.9%124,916 | 40.5%92,215 | 227,657 |
| 1996 | 5 | D | 51.2%139,521 | 46.0%125,409 | 272,636 |
| 1994 | 5 | R | 46.8%114,015 | 49.8%121,369 | 243,616 |
| 1992 | 5 | D | 63.9%174,443 | 35.9%97,984 | 272,944 |
| 1990 | 5 | D | 55.0%124,610 | 44.9%101,650 | 226,550 |
| 1988 | 5 | R | 49.8%110,782 | 50.1%111,489 | 222,354 |
| 1986 | 5 | R | 39.5%82,290 | 60.5%125,906 | 208,204 |
| 1984 | 5 | R | 45.5%108,919 | 54.5%130,424 | 239,414 |
| 1982 | 5 | R | 48.8%98,952 | 51.2%103,906 | 202,901 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 55.8%1,076,424 | 40.9%788,991 | 1,927,949 |
| 2020 | D | 57.0%1,321,047 | 39.4%912,814 | 2,318,847 |
| 2016 | D | 56.6%1,105,119 | 33.3%651,106 | 1,952,478 |
| 2014 | D | 55.7%814,537 | 36.9%538,847 | 1,461,618 |
| 2010 | D | 57.2%825,507 | 39.2%566,199 | 1,442,588 |
| 2008 | D | 48.9%864,392 | 45.6%805,159 | 1,767,504 |
| 2004 | D | 63.4%1,128,728 | 31.7%565,254 | 1,780,550 |
| 2002 | R | 39.6%501,898 | 56.2%712,287 | 1,267,221 |
| 1998 | D | 61.1%682,425 | 33.8%377,739 | 1,117,747 |
| 1996 | R | 45.9%624,370 | 49.8%677,336 | 1,360,230 |
| 1992 | R | 46.7%639,851 | 52.4%717,455 | 1,370,240 |
| 1990 | R | 46.2%507,743 | 53.7%590,095 | 1,099,255 |
| 1986 | R | 36.0%375,735 | 63.0%656,317 | 1,042,555 |
| 1984 | R | 33.4%406,122 | 66.5%808,152 | 1,214,735 |
| 1980 | R | 44.0%501,963 | 52.1%594,290 | 1,139,939 |
| 1978 | R | 38.3%341,616 | 61.7%550,165 | 891,781 |
Oregon's 5th stretches from Portland's southern suburbs through the Willamette Valley to the Pacific coast, blending reliably Democratic urban precincts with more competitive rural and exurban territory that has shifted measurably in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.8 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 8.5 points.
A population of 706,201, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,030 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 4.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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