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1876–2024
State Senate District 2·Oregon

Oregon 2nd State Senate 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+24
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
148,732
2024 ACS

Oregon 2nd State Senate District, Oregon: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
148,7322024 5-year
Median household income
$64,1522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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
−23.7%
30,11549,59682,295
R
−21.1%
32,81750,99486,283
R
−25.2%
24,15142,82874,039
R
−17.8%
26,16738,02966,807
R
−10.5%
30,02237,35869,879
R
−23.1%
26,56742,87370,663
R
−25.5%
20,46235,90560,557
R
−13.0%
19,15326,04853,098
R
−4.9%
18,84421,57655,711
R
−14.5%
18,79825,34945,328
R
−33.4%
15,34730,81246,280
R
−31.6%
12,95726,86943,983
R
−5.8%
15,95818,04036,064
R
−26.4%
9,32717,07729,337
R
−23.8%
8,27714,37825,584
D
+7.7%
13,18211,30124,509
R
−10.3%
10,38112,77623,195
R
−18.8%
9,23613,51522,751
R
−37.7%
6,29513,99620,424
R
−19.4%
5,5908,39714,449
R
−11.8%
5,2306,65212,067
R
−13.9%
4,9456,56511,616
D
+14.2%
5,0713,61910,261
D
+19.3%
5,2483,4609,275
R
−46.9%
1,7895,0777,018
R
−33.4%
1,2753,3776,289
R
−28.4%
1,6963,1675,183
D
+3.1%
3,1882,9826,644
O
+17.0%
1,3616774,030
R
−13.1%
1,2481,6993,451
R
−38.7%
6291,6982,761
R
−7.7%
1,3031,5332,977
D
+15.9%
1,9811,4263,482
O
−18.9%
4599052,366
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.9%
English
15.9%
Irish
12.1%
American
4.6%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.6%
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: 45.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.3%
85+
1.6%
3.7%
75–84
4.4%
7.1%
65–74
8.0%
6.6%
55–64
7.3%
5.4%
45–54
5.6%
5.8%
35–44
6.0%
5.7%
25–34
5.6%
3.4%
18–24
3.0%
7.6%
5–17
7.2%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,152
State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 2$64,152
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
18.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Baptist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural eastern Oregon, this district delivered a 34.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a sparsely populated, agriculture-dependent region that has voted heavily against statewide Democratic trends for well over a decade.

The Republican margin in Oregon 2nd State Senate District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,152, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 148,732 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 2, Oregon voted Republican by 23.7 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 82,295 votes cast, 30,115 went Democratic and 49,596 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 2, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 2, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 2, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 2, Oregon?
State Senate District 2, Oregon has a population of 148,732 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 2, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 2, Oregon is $64,152 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 2, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.