Oregon 2nd State House District, Oregon: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 70,1792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,3102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,385 | 25,711 | 38,240 | ||
| R | 11,998 | 27,113 | 40,295 | ||
| R | 8,827 | 21,655 | 33,514 | ||
| R | 10,736 | 19,272 | 31,186 | ||
| R | 12,710 | 19,361 | 33,149 | ||
| R | 11,327 | 22,515 | 34,431 | ||
| R | 8,888 | 18,970 | 29,569 | ||
| R | 9,549 | 13,685 | 26,782 | ||
| R | 8,852 | 11,905 | 28,717 | ||
| R | 10,805 | 12,599 | 24,055 | ||
| R | 9,148 | 15,807 | 25,045 | ||
| R | 7,867 | 14,466 | 24,745 | ||
| R | 9,371 | 10,332 | 20,647 | ||
| R | 5,641 | 9,945 | 17,225 | ||
| R | 5,752 | 8,397 | 16,339 | ||
| D | 9,962 | 6,140 | 16,104 | ||
| D | 8,342 | 7,823 | 16,165 | ||
| R | 7,405 | 8,665 | 16,069 | ||
| R | 4,907 | 8,835 | 13,782 | ||
| R | 3,444 | 4,804 | 8,524 | ||
| R | 2,857 | 3,841 | 6,788 | ||
| R | 2,947 | 3,752 | 6,744 | ||
| D | 3,064 | 2,664 | 6,331 | ||
| D | 2,904 | 2,534 | 5,670 | ||
| R | 1,372 | 3,512 | 4,981 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 2,642 | 4,915 | ||
| R | 1,520 | 2,756 | 4,581 | ||
| R | 2,304 | 2,456 | 5,099 | ||
| O | 1,003 | 793 | 3,047 | ||
| R | 851 | 1,310 | 2,435 | ||
| R | 569 | 1,530 | 2,420 | ||
| R | 1,017 | 1,196 | 2,304 | ||
| D | 1,289 | 1,200 | 2,519 | ||
| R | 331 | 832 | 1,880 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.0%
English
16.9%
Irish
11.5%
American
5.7%
Scottish
3.5%
Italian
3.1%
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: 46.5 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
$61,310
State House District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 2$61,310
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.3%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the high desert and ranching communities of eastern Oregon, this district delivered a 34-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the rural, resource-economy character that has defined its voting patterns for decades.
The Democratic margin in Oregon 2nd State House District peaked at twenty-four points in 1964. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $61,310 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 2, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 2, Oregon voted Republican by 37.5 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,240 votes cast, 11,385 went Democratic and 25,711 went Republican.
What is State House District 2, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 2, Oregon as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 2, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 2, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 2, Oregon?
State House District 2, Oregon has a population of 70,179 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 2, Oregon?
Median household income in State House District 2, Oregon is $61,310 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State House District 2, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 2, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.