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1876–2024
State Senate District 21·Oregon

Oregon 21st State Senate District has voted Democratic in sixteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Oregon's most Republican-leaning legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+57
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
26,002
2024 ACS

Oregon 21st State Senate District, Oregon: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+57%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+57MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
26,0022024 5-year
Median household income
$90,0192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.8%2024 5-year
Black
5.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+57 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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
+56.7%
10,3562,65513,581
D
+56.8%
11,6273,03915,107
D
+52.0%
9,2172,47812,963
D
+50.5%
8,6582,69711,814
D
+52.2%
8,8422,66711,827
D
+40.5%
8,2023,43111,783
D
+32.2%
5,9922,8889,653
D
+30.5%
5,0992,4208,770
D
+28.9%
5,2152,4279,660
D
+23.1%
5,1023,1578,416
D
+7.2%
4,5263,9188,488
D
+5.9%
3,7883,2988,258
D
+5.8%
4,0533,5858,005
D
+2.1%
3,8943,7277,916
D
+6.7%
3,8463,3407,563
D
+32.3%
4,9672,5367,533
R
−1.5%
3,8133,9277,750
R
−5.8%
3,5473,9817,528
R
−10.8%
3,2654,0627,368
D
+3.7%
2,8562,6445,768
D
+14.4%
3,2062,3895,669
D
+13.8%
2,9682,2455,247
D
+42.7%
3,2371,2604,633
D
+24.0%
2,4031,4324,038
R
−24.8%
1,3722,2963,728
R
−27.6%
6611,4812,973
R
−22.4%
8391,3662,352
R
−7.2%
1,0891,2642,447
O
+11.7%
4242811,221
R
−26.5%
302543911
R
−60.8%
73421572
R
−35.3%
140307473
R
−27.8%
204365579
R
−35.7%
64248516
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.3%
English
13.2%
Irish
11.5%
Italian
4.1%
American
3.9%
Scottish
3.1%
French
2.4%
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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.4%
4.4%
65–74
4.9%
5.7%
55–64
5.5%
7.1%
45–54
6.6%
8.6%
35–44
8.4%
8.7%
25–34
8.8%
3.8%
18–24
3.9%
6.7%
5–17
6.5%
2.4%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,019
State Senate District 21 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 21$90,019
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.3%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.5%
Other Christian
10.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
2.0%
Baptist
1.2%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural southeastern Oregon, this district delivered a 45-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the region's sparse population, ranching economy, and consistent conservative voting patterns across federal and state contests.

The Democratic margin in Oregon 21st State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $90,019, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 26,002 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 21, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 21, Oregon voted Democratic by 56.7 points (D+57), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,581 votes cast, 10,356 went Democratic and 2,655 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 21, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 21, 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 21, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 21, Oregon voted Republican was 1960.
How many people live in State Senate District 21, Oregon?
State Senate District 21, Oregon has a population of 26,002 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 21, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 21, Oregon is $90,019 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 21, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 21, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.