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1876–2024
State House District 23·Oregon

Oregon 23rd State House District votes the way the country votes.

One of Oregon's most reliably conservative legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
R+4
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
90,639
2024 ACS

Oregon 23rd State House District, Oregon: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
90,6392024 5-year
Median household income
$86,0342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.5%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−4.1%
22,16424,13748,125
R
−2.1%
23,07124,11048,873
R
−6.6%
16,50419,19040,717
R
−4.7%
16,39318,08035,664
R
−0.7%
17,65517,89336,542
R
−12.0%
15,46719,74935,737
R
−11.4%
12,02015,30828,919
R
−2.2%
11,03211,60025,671
R
−2.0%
9,58810,10925,946
R
−5.1%
9,69210,74920,904
R
−19.7%
8,63212,88121,567
R
−11.2%
7,79410,10320,549
R
−2.7%
8,0778,55017,468
R
−20.1%
5,7948,89215,405
R
−16.4%
4,9336,98812,560
D
+25.2%
7,3884,40811,811
R
−19.1%
4,6246,80711,441
R
−22.8%
4,1446,59610,740
R
−38.3%
3,1477,08310,270
R
−11.5%
3,5834,5508,379
R
−7.4%
3,5154,0917,750
R
−1.3%
4,2174,3258,606
D
+21.8%
3,8712,3826,834
D
+17.0%
3,7922,6526,711
R
−31.7%
1,7883,4825,338
R
−22.4%
1,6462,8565,407
R
−23.5%
1,7252,8654,848
R
−2.4%
2,8583,0076,226
D
+4.2%
1,2021,0623,326
R
−13.8%
1,1091,5052,873
R
−40.2%
5301,4462,276
R
−8.3%
1,0071,2022,360
D
+2.2%
1,3671,3072,755
R
−23.5%
4611,0042,306
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.6%
English
14.5%
Irish
10.3%
American
4.8%
Scottish
3.2%
Italian
3.2%
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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.1%
2.6%
75–84
3.4%
5.1%
65–74
6.0%
5.5%
55–64
5.8%
5.9%
45–54
5.5%
6.2%
35–44
6.3%
6.6%
25–34
6.1%
5.6%
18–24
6.0%
8.5%
5–17
8.0%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,034
State House District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 23$86,034
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Baptist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural southeastern Oregon, this district posted a 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a sparsely populated, ranching-and-agriculture economy far removed from the state's urban centers.

The Democratic margin in Oregon 23rd State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $86,034 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 23, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 23, Oregon voted Republican by 4.1 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,125 votes cast, 22,164 went Democratic and 24,137 went Republican.
What is State House District 23, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 23, Oregon as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 23, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 23, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 23, Oregon?
State House District 23, Oregon has a population of 90,639 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 23, Oregon?
Median household income in State House District 23, Oregon is $86,034 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State House District 23, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 23, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.