Oregon 56th State House District, Oregon: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 118,9252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,0902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 56, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27,344 | 34,086 | 63,398 | ||
| R | 29,985 | 35,214 | 67,201 | ||
| R | 22,290 | 29,507 | 57,547 | ||
| R | 22,532 | 26,915 | 51,349 | ||
| R | 24,918 | 26,971 | 53,445 | ||
| R | 22,476 | 31,233 | 54,429 | ||
| R | 17,087 | 25,520 | 45,526 | ||
| R | 15,184 | 18,350 | 39,151 | ||
| R | 15,296 | 15,930 | 41,664 | ||
| R | 14,883 | 18,055 | 33,696 | ||
| R | 12,461 | 21,462 | 34,048 | ||
| R | 10,864 | 18,774 | 32,880 | ||
| R | 12,976 | 13,799 | 28,183 | ||
| R | 8,002 | 13,587 | 23,444 | ||
| R | 7,136 | 11,187 | 19,894 | ||
| D | 11,030 | 8,633 | 19,664 | ||
| R | 8,687 | 10,134 | 18,855 | ||
| R | 7,742 | 10,107 | 17,849 | ||
| R | 5,415 | 10,989 | 16,468 | ||
| R | 5,030 | 6,748 | 12,079 | ||
| R | 4,532 | 5,286 | 9,912 | ||
| R | 5,145 | 5,286 | 10,488 | ||
| D | 5,335 | 2,959 | 9,101 | ||
| D | 4,954 | 3,291 | 8,660 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 4,709 | 6,533 | ||
| R | 1,004 | 2,864 | 5,374 | ||
| R | 1,361 | 2,630 | 4,253 | ||
| D | 2,671 | 1,999 | 4,975 | ||
| O | 1,144 | 488 | 2,862 | ||
| R | 809 | 1,084 | 2,142 | ||
| R | 417 | 1,048 | 1,692 | ||
| R | 781 | 822 | 1,682 | ||
| D | 1,198 | 721 | 1,944 | ||
| O | 234 | 505 | 1,422 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.6%
German
14.7%
Irish
11.6%
Italian
4.4%
American
4.0%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.5%
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: 42.6 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
$72,090
State House District 56 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 56$72,090
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering rural eastern Oregon, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 37 points, a margin that places it among the state's most reliably conservative constituencies and signals limited statewide competitiveness here.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-six points in 1936; the Republican margin reached forty-six points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 118,925, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,090 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 56, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 56, Oregon voted Republican by 10.6 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,398 votes cast, 27,344 went Democratic and 34,086 went Republican.
What is State House District 56, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 56, Oregon as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 56, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 56, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 56, Oregon?
State House District 56, Oregon has a population of 118,925 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 56, Oregon?
Median household income in State House District 56, Oregon is $72,090 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State House District 56, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 56, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.