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1876–2024
State House District 55·Oregon

Oregon 55th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Oregon's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
161,082
2024 ACS

Oregon 55th State House District, Oregon: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
161,0822024 5-year
Median household income
$81,1162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+45 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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
−5.2%
42,68147,54393,263
R
−6.9%
41,99948,44993,118
R
−16.2%
27,43839,51074,545
R
−17.4%
25,48636,64564,150
R
−12.2%
27,27935,07164,045
R
−26.8%
22,49139,30162,770
R
−27.3%
17,24731,31451,593
R
−14.5%
14,46620,37240,815
R
−7.1%
14,27817,36343,446
R
−15.1%
13,94719,03333,765
R
−33.1%
11,94523,82535,866
R
−27.8%
10,74420,42434,862
R
−4.9%
12,46213,80927,397
R
−22.3%
7,74012,76122,513
R
−18.3%
6,92110,42819,149
D
+12.5%
10,6968,32619,025
R
−1.7%
9,4749,79519,281
R
−8.8%
8,74010,43319,173
R
−28.5%
6,66912,02418,763
D
+2.4%
7,7117,34115,396
D
+8.9%
7,1906,00313,302
D
+22.4%
9,8026,18916,105
D
+45.3%
8,9313,20412,634
D
+29.3%
6,8483,61111,055
R
−23.9%
3,0144,9478,091
R
−36.6%
1,0563,3746,328
R
−37.6%
1,2593,0034,633
D
+6.0%
1,4581,2832,893
D
+19.6%
6413411,529
R
−17.8%
336499914
R
−42.7%
164434632
R
−13.5%
255337607
D
+14.2%
364272649
O
−28.6%
60212531
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
16.9%
Irish
13.3%
Italian
4.0%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.2%
French
2.9%
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: 42.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
3.0%
75–84
3.3%
6.5%
65–74
7.1%
6.3%
55–64
6.7%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
6.7%
35–44
6.8%
6.6%
25–34
6.4%
3.6%
18–24
3.3%
7.8%
5–17
7.2%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,116
State House District 55 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 55$81,116
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Baptist
0.5%
Methodist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural eastern Oregon, District 55 recorded a 56.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided state house seats in a state whose politics are otherwise dominated by its urban west side.

The Republican margin in Oregon 55th State House District reached its widest at forty-three points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,116, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 161,082 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 55, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 55, Oregon voted Republican by 5.2 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 93,263 votes cast, 42,681 went Democratic and 47,543 went Republican.
What is State House District 55, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 55, Oregon as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 55, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 55, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 55, Oregon?
State House District 55, Oregon has a population of 161,082 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 55, Oregon?
Median household income in State House District 55, Oregon is $81,116 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State House District 55, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 55, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.