Oregon 5th Congressional District, Oregon: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 764,0262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,9942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1904MIT Election Lab
D
BYNUM, Janelle S.
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Lori (2023–2025), SCHRADER, Kurt (2021–2023), SCHRADER, Kurt (2019–2021), SCHRADER, Kurt (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 5, 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 | 201,175 | 192,434 | 408,624 | ||
| D | 212,750 | 197,610 | 424,239 | ||
| R | 151,887 | 157,402 | 348,541 | ||
| R | 146,186 | 149,713 | 305,567 | ||
| D | 158,050 | 143,320 | 309,955 | ||
| R | 143,759 | 165,316 | 313,382 | ||
| R | 116,634 | 132,878 | 264,089 | ||
| D | 107,856 | 101,236 | 239,677 | ||
| D | 95,505 | 90,386 | 252,212 | ||
| R | 96,145 | 100,541 | 200,757 | ||
| R | 81,984 | 118,822 | 201,306 | ||
| R | 70,317 | 93,724 | 188,248 | ||
| R | 75,265 | 77,750 | 159,687 | ||
| R | 55,677 | 74,975 | 137,414 | ||
| R | 49,708 | 60,768 | 117,146 | ||
| D | 68,445 | 39,380 | 108,027 | ||
| R | 46,691 | 57,894 | 104,715 | ||
| R | 39,884 | 55,342 | 95,226 | ||
| R | 31,673 | 56,702 | 88,873 | ||
| R | 29,919 | 34,571 | 66,989 | ||
| R | 28,534 | 29,656 | 59,074 | ||
| D | 29,726 | 29,007 | 59,174 | ||
| D | 30,759 | 15,635 | 50,085 | ||
| D | 25,188 | 16,053 | 43,497 | ||
| R | 13,376 | 23,380 | 37,411 | ||
| R | 8,462 | 16,110 | 32,952 | ||
| R | 9,513 | 17,332 | 28,703 | ||
| R | 13,190 | 15,703 | 30,765 | ||
| O | 5,766 | 4,317 | 16,471 | ||
| R | 4,891 | 7,185 | 13,377 | ||
| R | 2,483 | 7,449 | 11,662 | ||
| R | 4,838 | 5,868 | 11,463 | ||
| D | 6,901 | 6,787 | 13,993 | ||
| R | 1,739 | 5,204 | 11,653 | ||
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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
18.0%
English
14.1%
Irish
10.9%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.5%
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: 40.4 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
$88,994
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$88,994
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.6%
speak English only
Spanish10.6%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin in Oregon 5th Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by two points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $88,994 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 5, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, Oregon voted Democratic by 2.1 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 408,624 votes cast, 201,175 went Democratic and 192,434 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Oregon as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 5, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Congressional District 5, Oregon?
Congressional District 5, Oregon has a population of 764,026 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Oregon?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, Oregon is $88,994 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.