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1876–2024
State Senate District 20·Oregon

Oregon 20th State Senate District delivered D+10 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
10,946
2024 ACS

Oregon 20th State Senate District, Oregon: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
10,9462024 5-year
Median household income
$103,5172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1904MIT 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
+9.8%
3,3712,7476,357
D
+11.1%
3,5902,8536,653
D
+6.4%
2,6362,2825,526
D
+3.6%
2,4652,2874,888
D
+10.4%
2,6722,1584,954
R
−1.3%
2,4562,5225,035
R
−0.7%
1,9732,0024,189
D
+5.7%
1,7481,5353,747
D
+4.3%
1,5571,3873,990
R
−1.3%
1,5441,5853,185
R
−18.4%
1,2201,7722,999
R
−12.5%
1,0451,3972,827
R
−5.5%
1,0971,2312,426
R
−11.8%
8401,0782,016
R
−7.0%
7218361,651
D
+25.3%
9225501,473
R
−9.3%
6117371,351
R
−10.8%
5276541,181
R
−19.5%
4196241,049
R
−0.6%
368373777
D
+5.7%
363323697
D
+8.5%
350295649
D
+39.3%
367151550
D
+30.2%
299154480
R
−21.3%
153238400
R
−20.3%
80151350
R
−27.2%
97179301
R
−8.1%
138164322
O
+10.1%
5639169
R
−18.0%
4872133
R
−50.9%
1872106
R
−15.0%
4258107
R
−5.3%
6269133
R
−28.6%
1747105
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.8%
English
14.9%
Irish
11.7%
American
4.4%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.6%
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: 42.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.7%
75–84
3.2%
5.6%
65–74
6.2%
6.4%
55–64
6.6%
6.6%
45–54
6.5%
7.0%
35–44
7.0%
6.1%
25–34
5.9%
3.7%
18–24
3.4%
8.3%
5–17
7.8%
2.5%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,517
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$103,517
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.5%
Working age (18–64)7.6%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.7%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
20.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Baptist
0.6%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oregon 20th State Senate District in the Pacific Northwest delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by ten points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-nine points in 1936; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 10,946, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $103,517 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Oregon voted Democratic by 9.8 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,357 votes cast, 3,371 went Democratic and 2,747 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Oregon as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 20, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Oregon voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 20, Oregon?
State Senate District 20, Oregon has a population of 10,946 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 20, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Oregon is $103,517 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.