State Senate District 6 State Senate District (OR) — Elections 1876–2024

Oregon 6th State Senate District, Oregon: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 361,7012024 5-year
Median household income: $72,9362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+9.7%	103,711	84,739	195,808
2020	D	+11.4%	111,378	87,885	206,408
2016	D	+6.9%	83,393	71,259	175,143
2012	D	+13.1%	85,095	64,681	155,907
2008	D	+17.9%	94,162	64,895	163,811
2004	D	+8.0%	88,219	74,963	165,924
2000	D	+3.5%	66,059	61,314	137,310
1996	D	+10.5%	60,198	46,909	126,592
1992	D	+15.1%	61,941	41,098	137,719
1988	D	+12.8%	60,335	46,414	108,899
1984	R	−3.5%	55,675	59,783	115,760
1980	R	−5.3%	45,728	51,659	112,937
1976	D	+8.3%	50,299	42,223	97,362
1972	R	−4.8%	39,769	43,956	87,810
1968	R	−7.4%	31,064	36,512	73,197
1964	D	+32.8%	45,142	22,804	68,135
1960	R	−6.0%	30,503	34,423	65,006
1956	R	−11.9%	26,369	33,504	59,873
1952	R	−27.6%	19,651	34,779	54,717
1948	R	−10.9%	16,144	20,259	37,685
1944	R	−8.0%	14,711	17,302	32,346
1940	D	+1.4%	15,936	15,478	31,646
1936	D	+20.7%	13,999	8,805	25,100
1932	D	+5.7%	11,668	10,304	24,096
1928	R	−46.4%	4,929	13,766	19,058
1924	R	−29.6%	4,218	8,987	16,121
1920	R	−25.1%	5,126	8,848	14,851
1916	R	−5.0%	7,554	8,404	17,010
1912	O	+11.3%	3,389	2,352	9,216
1908	R	−14.3%	2,859	3,940	7,544
1904	R	−35.8%	1,707	4,180	6,907
1900	R	−4.4%	2,907	3,191	6,489
1896	D	+10.6%	3,854	3,099	7,118
1892	R	−25.4%	1,044	2,595	6,115
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

18.4%

English

14.7%

Irish

12.4%

American

4.2%

Italian

3.8%

Scottish

3.3%

French

2.8%

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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

5.8%

65–74

6.5%

5.9%

55–64

6.3%

5.7%

45–54

5.6%

6.3%

35–44

6.3%

6.8%

25–34

6.4%

5.6%

18–24

5.7%

7.3%

5–17

6.8%

2.4%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$72,936

State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 6$72,936

Oregon$83,011

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.8%

Working age (18–64)15.1%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.2%

speak English only

Spanish5.7%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Baptist

0.6%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oregon Senate District 6 leans modestly Republican by recent presidential margins, reflecting a blend of rural and small-city voters whose preferences have tracked steadily rightward over the past several cycles.

The Democratic margin in Oregon 6th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,936, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 361,701 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Oregon vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 6, Oregon voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 195,808 votes cast, 103,711 went Democratic and 84,739 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 6, Oregon's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 6, Oregon last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Oregon voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 6, Oregon?

State Senate District 6, Oregon has a population of 361,701 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 6, Oregon?

Median household income in State Senate District 6, Oregon is $72,936 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.

What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Oregon?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Oregon 6th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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