HarrisDemocratic32.9%26,297TrumpRepublican64.1%51,210OtherAll other candidates3.0%2,417
R+31.2- Lead
- 24,913
- Total
- 79,924
- vs nation
- R+29.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic34.0%28,484TrumpRepublican63.2%52,894OtherAll other candidates2.8%2,322
R+29.2- Lead
- 24,410
- Total
- 83,700
- vs nation
- R+33.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic28.7%20,582TrumpRepublican62.1%44,468OtherAll other candidates9.2%6,599
R+33.3- Lead
- 23,886
- Total
- 71,649
- vs nation
- R+35.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic34.7%22,250RomneyRepublican61.7%39,542OtherAll other candidates3.6%2,333
R+27.0- Lead
- 17,292
- Total
- 64,125
- vs nation
- R+30.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic38.3%25,538McCainRepublican58.3%38,856OtherAll other candidates3.4%2,239
R+20.0- Lead
- 13,318
- Total
- 66,633
- vs nation
- R+27.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic33.1%22,619BushRepublican65.3%44,601OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,090
R+32.2- Lead
- 21,982
- Total
- 68,310
- vs nation
- R+29.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic29.8%17,430BushRepublican63.7%37,259OtherAll other candidates6.6%3,847
R+33.9- Lead
- 19,829
- Total
- 58,536
- vs nation
- R+34.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic32.1%16,231DoleRepublican53.4%27,044OtherAll other candidates14.5%7,336
R+21.4- Lead
- 10,813
- Total
- 50,611
- vs nation
- R+29.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 141,7862024 5-year
- Population density
- 47 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3,015 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $65,0082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+10.6 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57.1 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 1, OR · twin score 96.8
presidential history
Party record book
Oregon 2nd State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
51.9%
1,582 votes · D+5.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 51.8%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
77.6%
5,249 votes · R+57.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 73.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
28,484votes
34.0% of the vote · R+29.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 26,297 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
52,894votes
63.2% of the vote · R+29.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 51,210 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
+12.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+5.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · −8.3 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
+39.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+57.1 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · +37.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RNoah RobinsonState Senate · 2
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Covering rural eastern Oregon, this district delivered a 31.2-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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 57.1 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.2 points.
A population of 141,786, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,008 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 17.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 1
Oregon
96.8twin score
2016–2024 trajectorymedian age
State Senate District 17
Nevada
93.2twin score
% unaffiliated2016–2020 trajectorymedian age
State Senate District 28
Oregon
91.2twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ college share
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Oregon 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oregon 2nd State Senate District voted Republican by 31.2 points (R+31.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 79,924 votes cast, 26,297 went Democratic and 51,210 went Republican.
When did Oregon 2nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oregon 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Oregon 2nd State Senate District?
Oregon 2nd State Senate District has a population of 141,786 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oregon 2nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Oregon 2nd State Senate District is $65,008 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Oregon 2nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oregon 2nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.