Oregon 6th Congressional District, Oregon: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 357,4252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,8212024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1904MIT Election Lab
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Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 6, 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 | 87,618 | 85,377 | 179,854 | ||
| D | 93,237 | 86,528 | 186,326 | ||
| R | 66,859 | 69,151 | 154,818 | ||
| R | 64,722 | 66,745 | 136,055 | ||
| D | 69,754 | 65,179 | 138,877 | ||
| R | 61,475 | 74,319 | 137,902 | ||
| R | 49,392 | 59,423 | 115,242 | ||
| D | 45,727 | 45,370 | 103,587 | ||
| R | 39,331 | 39,759 | 105,752 | ||
| R | 39,075 | 43,713 | 84,694 | ||
| R | 33,340 | 51,883 | 85,480 | ||
| R | 29,779 | 40,066 | 80,212 | ||
| R | 30,554 | 33,942 | 67,451 | ||
| R | 21,794 | 33,676 | 58,256 | ||
| R | 19,382 | 27,228 | 49,189 | ||
| D | 28,691 | 17,457 | 46,261 | ||
| R | 18,094 | 26,155 | 44,287 | ||
| R | 15,567 | 25,740 | 41,307 | ||
| R | 12,287 | 27,068 | 39,541 | ||
| R | 13,151 | 17,497 | 31,610 | ||
| R | 12,885 | 15,330 | 28,808 | ||
| R | 14,723 | 15,637 | 30,604 | ||
| D | 14,598 | 8,666 | 25,271 | ||
| D | 12,973 | 9,127 | 23,034 | ||
| R | 6,564 | 12,624 | 19,430 | ||
| R | 5,041 | 9,468 | 18,091 | ||
| R | 5,386 | 9,931 | 16,239 | ||
| R | 8,235 | 9,872 | 19,431 | ||
| O | 3,497 | 3,228 | 10,327 | ||
| R | 3,146 | 4,791 | 8,789 | ||
| R | 1,545 | 4,831 | 7,399 | ||
| R | 3,030 | 3,838 | 7,324 | ||
| R | 4,249 | 4,356 | 8,930 | ||
| R | 1,409 | 3,452 | 7,466 | ||
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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
16.9%
English
13.3%
Irish
9.6%
American
4.6%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.3%
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: 38.4 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
$87,821
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$87,821
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.6%
speak English only
Spanish13.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-four points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-four points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 357,425, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $87,821 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 6, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, Oregon voted Democratic by 1.2 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 179,854 votes cast, 87,618 went Democratic and 85,377 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Oregon as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 6, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, Oregon?
Congressional District 6, Oregon has a population of 357,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Oregon?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, Oregon is $87,821 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.