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1876–2024
State Senate District 4·Oregon

Oregon 4th State Senate District has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential cycles.

One of Oregon's most reliably Republican districts by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+23
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
12,233
2024 ACS

Oregon 4th State Senate District, Oregon: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
12,2332024 5-year
Median household income
$71,5442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+23.0%
3,9472,4256,623
D
+24.3%
4,2782,5587,077
D
+18.6%
3,2722,1386,112
D
+23.4%
3,2681,9905,472
D
+27.4%
3,6312,0335,824
D
+17.6%
3,4312,3885,918
D
+11.2%
2,5021,9614,846
D
+15.2%
2,2121,5364,451
D
+21.3%
2,3591,3314,835
D
+18.7%
2,2251,5143,811
D
+2.0%
2,0381,9584,007
R
−2.0%
1,6631,7433,999
D
+9.4%
1,7981,4723,450
R
−1.6%
1,4701,5203,126
R
−6.3%
1,0991,2602,565
D
+34.5%
1,5857692,363
R
−5.2%
1,0381,1512,193
R
−12.3%
8771,1231,999
R
−28.1%
6361,1361,780
R
−13.9%
4976641,201
R
−10.2%
4585631,032
D
+3.0%
5194891,015
D
+23.1%
443265771
D
+2.2%
353336769
R
−51.9%
134435580
R
−36.9%
104272455
R
−30.1%
127246396
R
−9.8%
187231447
O
+8.4%
8363239
R
−18.8%
69105192
R
−43.8%
37111169
R
−9.9%
6580151
D
+7.6%
8371157
R
−26.5%
2661132
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
14.8%
Irish
12.8%
Italian
4.2%
American
3.9%
Scottish
3.4%
French
3.0%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
2.8%
75–84
3.4%
5.9%
65–74
6.7%
5.8%
55–64
6.3%
5.7%
45–54
5.5%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.7%
25–34
6.3%
6.3%
18–24
6.5%
6.8%
5–17
6.4%
2.2%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,544
State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 4$71,544
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Baptist
0.7%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural southeastern Oregon, this district returned a 36-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the sparse population and ranching-economy demographics typical of the state's high-desert interior.

The Democratic margin in Oregon 4th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,544, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,233 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 4, Oregon voted Democratic by 23.0 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,623 votes cast, 3,947 went Democratic and 2,425 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 4, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, Oregon as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 4, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Oregon voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 4, Oregon?
State Senate District 4, Oregon has a population of 12,233 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 4, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 4, Oregon is $71,544 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.