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Oregon 3rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+12.62012D+9.12016D+8.12020D+14.92024D+12.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+12.1
2024
median income$72,895U.S. $80,734 · OR $83,011
median age42.2U.S. 39.1 · OR 40.6
poverty rate13.1%U.S. 12.5% · OR 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.7%U.S. 35.6% · OR 36.7%
non-english9.4%U.S. 22.3% · OR 15.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English16.0%
German14.9%
Irish11.8%
Mexican11.9%
Spaniard0.7%
Spanish0.6%
Filipino0.6%
Korean0.4%
Asian Indian0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Jackson County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Oregon 3rd State Senate District

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Oregon 3rd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+12.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Oregon 3rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Oregon 3rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+12.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Oregon 3rd State Senate District · D+12.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic54.3%40,667
Donald TrumpRepublican42.3%31,626
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People3.4%2,552
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Oregon 3rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Jackson County, ORRepublicanR+6.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.3%Harris40,667
42.3%Trump31,626
3.4%Kennedy2,552
+12.1%
74,845
D
55.9%Biden44,907
41.0%Trump32,970
3.1%Jorgensen2,501
+14.9%
80,378
D
48.6%Clinton34,236
40.5%Trump28,530
10.8%Johnson7,607
+8.1%
70,373
D
54.6%Obama33,051
45.4%Romney27,513
0.0%
+9.1%
60,564
D
55.2%Obama36,262
42.6%McCain27,993
2.1%Nader1,411
+12.6%
65,666
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +12.1% in 2024.+12.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+12.6%
2012+9.1%
2016+8.1%
2020+14.9%
2024+12.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJeff GoldenState Senate · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+39.3, this district ranks as one of the most heavily Democratic constituencies in the state, reflecting the dense urban core and Democratic voting patterns characteristic of inner Portland.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.1 points.

A population of 142,502, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,895 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 7 and State Senate District 5.

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 7
Oregon
91.2twin score
% unaffiliated12-yr trend% Catholic
State Senate District 5
Oregon
84.8twin score
% unaffiliated% Catholic% Black
State Senate District 6
Colorado
82.0twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian age% Black

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.

Compare two places, side by side

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Places within Oregon 3rd State Senate District

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Jackson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Oregon 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oregon 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 12.1 points (D+12.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 74,845 votes cast, 40,667 went Democratic and 31,626 went Republican.
How many people live in Oregon 3rd State Senate District?
Oregon 3rd State Senate District has a population of 142,502 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oregon 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Oregon 3rd State Senate District is $72,895 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Oregon 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Oregon 3rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.