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1876–2024
State House District 22·Oregon

Oregon 22nd State House District delivered R+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A suburban Portland district that now tilts Democratic by a narrow margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
R+2
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
21,666
2024 ACS

Oregon 22nd State House District, Oregon: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
21,6662024 5-year
Median household income
$77,3512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
29.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.0%
4,5894,7829,720
D
+1.1%
5,0174,90110,269
R
−4.1%
3,5853,9328,489
R
−3.2%
3,4973,7347,468
D
+2.2%
3,8353,6647,728
R
−9.4%
3,5784,3368,041
R
−7.1%
3,0673,5647,031
D
+2.1%
3,0172,8796,667
R
−0.9%
2,5522,6156,845
R
−4.6%
2,5562,8105,490
R
−19.8%
2,2613,3835,658
R
−11.8%
1,9942,6175,301
R
−2.4%
2,0962,2024,487
R
−19.8%
1,4832,2613,931
R
−14.6%
1,3851,8873,443
D
+25.8%
1,9911,1723,177
R
−16.7%
1,2901,8073,100
R
−28.4%
1,0031,7982,802
R
−41.4%
7651,8542,633
R
−17.5%
8181,1792,058
R
−14.9%
7391,0041,774
R
−9.3%
8701,0511,937
D
+26.7%
9645331,617
D
+17.8%
7805361,373
R
−25.1%
4347291,177
R
−27.2%
248518994
R
−37.3%
238546825
R
−17.4%
354516930
O
+0.8%
161157502
R
−23.4%
139235411
R
−51.6%
67255364
R
−13.8%
144193355
R
−4.4%
212232456
R
−35.0%
55185371
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.9%
English
11.8%
Irish
8.5%
American
3.3%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.6%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.6%
65–74
5.3%
5.6%
55–64
5.8%
6.0%
45–54
5.7%
6.9%
35–44
6.4%
7.3%
25–34
6.8%
4.8%
18–24
4.5%
9.1%
5–17
8.5%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,351
State House District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 22$77,351
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.4%
speak English only
Spanish20.8%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.7%
Other Christian
15.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Methodist
0.7%
Baptist
0.4%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oregon House District 22 sits in the Portland metro's inner suburbs, where shifting demographics have narrowed once-competitive margins. Its D+4.9 result in 2024 reflects a district still in demographic transition rather than firmly settled partisan ground.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-seven points in 1936; the Republican margin reached fifty-two points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 21,666, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,351 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 22, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 22, Oregon voted Republican by 2.0 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,720 votes cast, 4,589 went Democratic and 4,782 went Republican.
What is State House District 22, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 22, Oregon as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 22, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 22, Oregon voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 22, Oregon?
State House District 22, Oregon has a population of 21,666 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 22, Oregon?
Median household income in State House District 22, Oregon is $77,351 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State House District 22, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 22, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.