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Oregon 9th 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

German18.7%16.3%12.5%

English16.1%14.1%9.5%

Irish13.6%11.1%9.4%

American4.4%4.3%5.3%

Italian4.2%3.5%4.8%

Scottish3.6%3.0%1.3%

Norwegian3.4%3.1%—

French3.1%2.1%1.6%

Mexican4.6%11.5%11.3%

Spanish0.3%0.4%—

Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%

Spaniard0.2%0.4%—

Chinese0.3%0.9%1.3%

Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%

Japanese0.2%0.3%0.2%

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 9	Oregon	United States
Median age	51.4	40.6	39.1
Age 18–24	11.3%	8.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	22.6%	18.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	OR HD 9	Oregon	United States
Median household income	$65,612	$83,011	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.1%	12.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	30.7%	36.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	OR HD 9	Oregon	United States
Owner-occupied homes	72.2%	63.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	27.8%	36.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$360,300	$477,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,074	$1,525	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	50.5%	52.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.7%	7.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	OR HD 9	Oregon	United States
Mean commute	18.0 min	23.0 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.2%	5.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	74.5%	64.5%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	2.2%	3.2%
Works from home	11.2%	19.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	OR HD 9	Oregon	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.8%	15.3%	22.3%
Spanish	4.7%	9.0%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	OR HD 9	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 9	Oregon	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.9%	9.8%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.2%	4.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.7%	5.0%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	11.3%	7.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.446	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

HarrisDemocratic44.3%17,690TrumpRepublican52.5%20,976OtherAll other candidates3.2%1,278

R+8.2

Lead: 3,286
Total: 39,944
vs nation: R+6.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic43.8%18,165TrumpRepublican53.3%22,094OtherAll other candidates2.9%1,190

R+9.5

Lead: 3,929
Total: 41,449
vs nation: R+13.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.5%13,386TrumpRepublican51.6%17,916OtherAll other candidates9.9%3,422

R+13.0

Lead: 4,530
Total: 34,724
vs nation: R+15.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic47.4%15,244RomneyRepublican48.4%15,567OtherAll other candidates4.2%1,339

R+1.0

Lead: 323
Total: 32,150
vs nation: R+4.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic49.6%17,089McCainRepublican46.6%16,048OtherAll other candidates3.8%1,314

D+3.0

Lead: 1,041
Total: 34,451
vs nation: R+4.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic45.6%16,498BushRepublican52.5%18,986OtherAll other candidates1.9%680

R+6.9

Lead: 2,488
Total: 36,164
vs nation: R+4.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic41.3%12,922BushRepublican51.1%15,979OtherAll other candidates7.5%2,360

R+9.8

Lead: 3,057
Total: 31,261
vs nation: R+10.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic44.0%12,800DoleRepublican40.1%11,663OtherAll other candidates15.9%4,631

D+3.9

Lead: 1,137
Total: 29,094
vs nation: R+4.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+8.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 70,1942024 5-year
Population density: 46 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,542 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $65,6122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.0%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42.1 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 12, OR · twin score 90.0

presidential history

Party record book

Oregon 9th 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

71.8%

14,357 votes · D+43.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 63.9%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

63.7%

4,324 votes · R+29.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 62.2%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

18,165votes

43.8% of the vote · R+9.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 17,690 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

22,094votes

53.3% of the vote · R+9.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 20,976 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

William J. Bryan1896

+23.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+17.6 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George McGovern, 1972 · +22.1 pts

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

+22.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+42.1 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +19.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RBoomer WrightState House · 9

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	45.1%16,150	54.9%19,657	35,807
2020	R	48.0%18,647	52.0%20,238	38,885
2018	D	54.6%15,497	45.4%12,877	28,374

Covering sparsely populated high-desert and agricultural terrain, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by nearly 14 points, reflecting a broader rural realignment that has reshaped Oregon's political map outside the Willamette Valley.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 42.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.2 points.

A population of 70,194, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,612 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 12 and State House District 1.

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 12

% unaffiliated% Catholic% White≠ median age

State House District 1

median age% unaffiliated% Catholic

State House District 32

% unaffiliatedmedian age% Catholic≠ Scottish ancestry

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 9th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Oregon 9th State House District voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,944 votes cast, 17,690 went Democratic and 20,976 went Republican.

When did Oregon 9th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Oregon 9th State House District voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Oregon 9th State House District?

Oregon 9th State House District has a population of 70,194 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Oregon 9th State House District?

Median household income in Oregon 9th State House District is $65,612 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.

What is the political history of Oregon 9th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oregon 9th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.