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Oregon 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+8.82012D+2.92016D+6.62020D+13.02024D+11.3
full record · 20082024
D+11.3
2024
median income$87,618U.S. $80,734 · OR $83,011
median age38.5U.S. 39.1 · OR 40.6
poverty rate11.1%U.S. 12.5% · OR 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.6%U.S. 35.6% · OR 36.7%
non-english18.4%U.S. 22.3% · OR 15.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German17.7%
English13.9%
Irish10.1%
Mexican17.3%
Guatemalan0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Chinese0.8%
Asian Indian0.7%
Filipino0.4%
African American0.5%
religion

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

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

Oregon 6th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionOregon 6th Congressional DistrictHarrisD+11.3
Oregon 6th Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+11.3, 177 precincts, 9 city labels.
2024
177 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: +11.3% in 2024.+11.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+8.8%
2012+2.9%
2016+6.6%
2020+13.0%
2024+11.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAndrea SalinasU.S. House · OR-06-0.23
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.

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
20246D
53.3%180,869
46.5%157,634
339,065
20226D
50.0%147,156
47.5%139,946
294,377

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

Oregon's 6th, created after the 2020 census, stretches from southwest Portland suburbs into the Willamette Valley, blending fast-growing Latino communities in the Woodburn area with established suburban precincts that have trended Democratic by double digits in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.3 points.

A population of 706,242, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,618 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 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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Frequently asked questions

How did Oregon 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oregon 6th Congressional District voted Democratic by 11.3 points (D+11.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 351,410 votes cast, 188,862 went Democratic and 149,192 went Republican.
How many people live in Oregon 6th Congressional District?
Oregon 6th Congressional District has a population of 706,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oregon 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Oregon 6th Congressional District is $87,618 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Oregon 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Oregon 6th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.