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1876–2024
State Senate District 8·Oregon

Oregon 8th State Senate District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

One of Oregon's most Democratic state senate districts by 2024 margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+14
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
36,641
2024 ACS

Oregon 8th State Senate District, Oregon: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1952.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
36,6412024 5-year
Median household income
$77,3382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1952MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+14.0%
10,0807,51818,317
D
+15.6%
10,7187,73419,166
D
+11.1%
8,2546,40516,691
D
+11.5%
8,0646,34115,014
D
+15.7%
8,7346,30515,497
D
+2.8%
7,8667,43715,556
R
−0.6%
6,1366,21213,232
D
+7.1%
5,7254,85412,198
D
+8.1%
5,4994,44213,110
D
+2.8%
5,3945,08910,718
R
−11.8%
5,0226,37011,432
R
−8.7%
4,2105,17811,130
R
−6.8%
4,1564,7959,464
R
−16.4%
3,3764,7618,452
R
−20.2%
2,4923,8346,657
D
+18.7%
3,5312,4115,997
R
−20.5%
2,2793,4575,738
R
−28.1%
1,8533,3035,156
R
−42.4%
1,3843,4384,849
R
−23.7%
1,4072,3193,854
R
−19.2%
1,2671,8773,182
R
−15.4%
1,3611,8613,243
D
+13.1%
1,5001,1272,848
D
+1.5%
1,2891,2502,645
R
−40.8%
6431,5492,222
R
−28.1%
5591,1252,012
R
−32.5%
6051,2281,916
R
−8.0%
8861,0502,060
D
+8.8%
3772861,030
R
−17.8%
310460845
R
−38.6%
178466746
R
−7.6%
321377741
D
+0.7%
439433891
R
−23.5%
187390865
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.7%
English
14.1%
Irish
10.8%
American
3.5%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.5%
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: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
2.5%
5.1%
65–74
5.6%
5.5%
55–64
5.8%
5.5%
45–54
5.4%
6.2%
35–44
5.9%
7.0%
25–34
6.5%
7.7%
18–24
7.1%
7.7%
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
$77,338
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$77,338
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.4%
speak English only
Spanish10.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.1%
Other Christian
12.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Methodist
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Baptist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+66.1, this Portland-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting the dense urban concentration that drives its electorate.

The Democratic margin in Oregon 8th State Senate District reached its widest at nineteen points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,338, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 36,641 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Oregon voted Democratic by 14.0 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,317 votes cast, 10,080 went Democratic and 7,518 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Oregon voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Oregon?
State Senate District 8, Oregon has a population of 36,641 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 8, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Oregon is $77,338 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.