Oregon 53rd State House District, Oregon: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,3652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,7582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 53, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 12,004 | 9,667 | 22,449 | ||
| D | 11,625 | 9,807 | 22,072 | ||
| R | 7,480 | 8,053 | 17,370 | ||
| R | 6,514 | 7,484 | 14,434 | ||
| R | 6,842 | 6,885 | 14,061 | ||
| R | 5,495 | 7,359 | 13,050 | ||
| R | 3,888 | 5,663 | 10,202 | ||
| R | 3,023 | 3,725 | 7,981 | ||
| D | 2,766 | 2,759 | 7,740 | ||
| R | 2,514 | 2,895 | 5,528 | ||
| R | 2,057 | 3,406 | 5,475 | ||
| R | 1,699 | 2,676 | 5,061 | ||
| D | 1,671 | 1,596 | 3,416 | ||
| R | 1,114 | 1,365 | 2,612 | ||
| R | 856 | 987 | 1,979 | ||
| D | 1,224 | 555 | 1,779 | ||
| R | 842 | 907 | 1,753 | ||
| R | 723 | 952 | 1,674 | ||
| R | 559 | 1,018 | 1,584 | ||
| D | 617 | 610 | 1,262 | ||
| D | 671 | 449 | 1,133 | ||
| D | 842 | 459 | 1,314 | ||
| D | 754 | 229 | 1,037 | ||
| D | 522 | 299 | 891 | ||
| R | 300 | 496 | 816 | ||
| R | 179 | 409 | 772 | ||
| R | 189 | 291 | 536 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.1%
English
18.0%
Irish
14.2%
Italian
4.3%
American
3.6%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.7%
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: 42.9 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
$92,758
State House District 53 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 53$92,758
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.0%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oregon House District 53 sits in the suburban ring where voter preferences have been drifting rightward, making it a closely watched bellwether for down-ballot races in the region.
The Democratic margin in Oregon 53rd State House District has rarely exceeded fifty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by ten points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $92,758 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 53, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 53, Oregon voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,449 votes cast, 12,004 went Democratic and 9,667 went Republican.
What is State House District 53, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 53, Oregon as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 53, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 53, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State House District 53, Oregon?
State House District 53, Oregon has a population of 36,365 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 53, Oregon?
Median household income in State House District 53, Oregon is $92,758 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State House District 53, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 53, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.