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1876–2024
State Senate District 23·Oregon

Oregon 23rd State Senate District has voted Democratic in sixteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Oregon's most reliably rural Republican districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+62
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
41,222
2024 ACS

Oregon 23rd State Senate District, Oregon: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+62%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+62MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
41,2222024 5-year
Median household income
$88,7662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.9%2024 5-year
Black
5.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 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
+61.6%
16,7633,63921,306
D
+61.3%
18,8894,26923,847
D
+56.3%
15,0473,49520,527
D
+54.7%
14,1383,87318,759
D
+56.1%
14,3863,86618,758
D
+44.4%
13,3515,06318,654
D
+35.3%
9,6924,30415,259
D
+32.9%
8,2233,65713,885
D
+31.1%
8,4913,72015,342
D
+25.1%
8,2994,91513,467
D
+9.1%
7,4166,16813,657
D
+7.3%
6,1975,22613,319
D
+6.6%
6,6385,78113,021
D
+2.9%
6,4536,08013,010
D
+7.3%
6,4115,49512,525
D
+32.6%
8,2834,20112,536
R
−1.2%
6,3926,54612,955
R
−5.6%
5,9616,66912,630
R
−10.6%
5,5096,82012,398
D
+3.8%
4,8194,4509,722
D
+14.6%
5,4274,0269,578
D
+13.9%
5,0203,7868,863
D
+42.8%
5,4812,1307,834
D
+23.9%
4,0582,4286,827
R
−24.9%
2,3243,8956,319
R
−27.7%
1,1182,5135,028
R
−22.3%
1,4202,3043,969
R
−7.1%
1,8392,1324,127
O
+11.7%
7154742,056
R
−26.7%
5079161,532
R
−61.3%
120704953
R
−36.3%
228512782
R
−28.8%
332608957
R
−36.1%
105414857
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.0%
English
13.0%
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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.7%
75–84
2.3%
4.3%
65–74
4.8%
5.6%
55–64
5.4%
7.1%
45–54
6.6%
8.7%
35–44
8.5%
8.9%
25–34
9.1%
3.8%
18–24
3.9%
6.6%
5–17
6.4%
2.4%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,766
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$88,766
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.5%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.9%
Other Christian
9.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Non-Christian
2.1%
Baptist
1.3%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning high-desert and ranching country in eastern Oregon, this district delivered a 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided state senate districts in the state.

The Democratic margin in Oregon 23rd State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,766, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 41,222 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, Oregon voted Democratic by 61.6 points (D+62), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,306 votes cast, 16,763 went Democratic and 3,639 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, 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 23, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Oregon voted Republican was 1960.
How many people live in State Senate District 23, Oregon?
State Senate District 23, Oregon has a population of 41,222 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 23, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, Oregon is $88,766 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, 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.