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Oregon 1st State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German16.7%16.3%12.5%

English15.8%14.1%9.5%

Irish14.0%11.1%9.4%

American4.2%4.3%5.3%

Italian3.8%3.5%4.8%

Scottish3.2%3.0%1.3%

Norwegian3.1%3.1%—

French2.9%2.1%1.6%

Mexican4.1%11.5%11.3%

Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%

Spanish0.3%0.4%—

Spaniard0.3%0.4%—

Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%

Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%

Honduran0.2%—0.3%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	OR HD 1	Oregon	United States
Median age	52.3	40.6	39.1
Age 18–24	6.1%	8.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	30.2%	18.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	OR HD 1	Oregon	United States
Median household income	$60,964	$83,011	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.6%	12.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.0%	36.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	OR HD 1	Oregon	United States
Owner-occupied homes	76.7%	63.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	23.3%	36.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$347,800	$477,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,132	$1,525	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	50.2%	52.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.2%	7.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	OR HD 1	Oregon	United States
Mean commute	19.9 min	23.0 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.9%	5.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	71.3%	64.5%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	2.2%	3.2%
Works from home	14.1%	19.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	OR HD 1	Oregon	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.2%	15.3%	22.3%
Spanish	3.4%	9.0%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	OR HD 1	Oregon	United States
Catholic	—	11.3%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	12.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	66.9%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	OR HD 1	Oregon	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.8%	9.8%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.5%	4.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.2%	5.0%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	12.1%	7.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.451	0.463	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic33.6%14,120TrumpRepublican63.4%26,641OtherAll other candidates3.0%1,260

R+29.8

Lead: 12,521
Total: 42,021
vs nation: R+28.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic33.7%14,790TrumpRepublican63.7%27,971OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,118

R+30.0

Lead: 13,181
Total: 43,879
vs nation: R+34.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic29.1%10,669TrumpRepublican62.4%22,914OtherAll other candidates8.5%3,121

R+33.4

Lead: 12,245
Total: 36,704
vs nation: R+35.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic36.9%12,332RomneyRepublican59.8%20,011OtherAll other candidates3.3%1,097

R+23.0

Lead: 7,679
Total: 33,440
vs nation: R+26.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic39.6%14,093McCainRepublican57.3%20,413OtherAll other candidates3.1%1,089

R+17.8

Lead: 6,320
Total: 35,595
vs nation: R+25.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic36.2%13,704BushRepublican62.2%23,530OtherAll other candidates1.6%613

R+26.0

Lead: 9,826
Total: 37,847
vs nation: R+23.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic32.6%10,827BushRepublican61.0%20,294OtherAll other candidates6.4%2,124

R+28.5

Lead: 9,467
Total: 33,245
vs nation: R+29.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.3%11,353DoleRepublican47.7%14,536OtherAll other candidates15.0%4,578

R+10.4

Lead: 3,183
Total: 30,467
vs nation: R+19.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+29.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 71,1572024 5-year
Population density: 20 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,492 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $60,9642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52.8 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 4, OR · twin score 96.7

presidential history

Party record book

Oregon 1st State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

66.7%

11,871 votes · D+33.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 57.2%

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

70.2%

1,625 votes · R+52.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 67.1%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

14,790votes

33.7% of the vote · R+30.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 14,120 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

27,971votes

63.7% of the vote · R+30.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 26,641 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

+11.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+33.6 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Adlai Stevenson, 1956 · +8.0 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2016

+35.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+33.4 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +34.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RCourt BoiceState House · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	37.0%13,928	63.0%23,691	37,619
2020	R	39.1%15,925	60.9%24,805	40,730
2018	R	47.3%7,046	52.7%7,856	14,902

Covering rural eastern Oregon, this district delivered a nearly 49-point margin for the Republican presidential candidate in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided state house seats in the state and a reliable anchor of the GOP caucus.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 52.8 points in 1904. The 2024 margin was 29.8 points.

A population of 71,157, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,964 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 4 and State House District 60.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 4

2016–2020 trajectorymedian age% unaffiliated

State House District 60

2016–2024 trajectory% unaffiliated

State House District 2

2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age

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 1st State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Oregon 1st State House District voted Republican by 29.8 points (R+29.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,021 votes cast, 14,120 went Democratic and 26,641 went Republican.

When did Oregon 1st State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Oregon 1st State House District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Oregon 1st State House District?

Oregon 1st State House District has a population of 71,157 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Oregon 1st State House District?

Median household income in Oregon 1st State House District is $60,964 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.

What is the political history of Oregon 1st State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oregon 1st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.