Oregon 26th State Senate District, Oregon: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+45%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 516,1762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,5862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 26, OROne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 194,959 | 69,555 | 275,787 | ||
| D | 216,424 | 76,412 | 301,778 | ||
| D | 169,145 | 61,933 | 256,914 | ||
| D | 158,763 | 65,386 | 232,644 | ||
| D | 163,724 | 63,561 | 233,468 | ||
| D | 151,410 | 79,294 | 233,629 | ||
| D | 112,305 | 65,868 | 192,513 | ||
| D | 96,448 | 53,498 | 174,180 | ||
| D | 95,830 | 51,856 | 190,064 | ||
| D | 94,208 | 65,472 | 162,724 | ||
| D | 82,342 | 79,988 | 163,076 | ||
| D | 69,508 | 66,035 | 157,440 | ||
| D | 74,164 | 68,505 | 149,400 | ||
| R | 68,566 | 69,156 | 143,424 | ||
| D | 66,795 | 60,511 | 134,176 | ||
| D | 86,693 | 44,955 | 132,232 | ||
| R | 65,355 | 68,885 | 134,427 | ||
| R | 60,579 | 68,961 | 129,540 | ||
| R | 54,752 | 70,065 | 125,512 | ||
| D | 48,003 | 45,256 | 97,762 | ||
| D | 53,372 | 40,841 | 95,472 | ||
| D | 50,133 | 38,729 | 89,431 | ||
| D | 54,739 | 21,540 | 78,819 | ||
| D | 40,516 | 24,314 | 68,310 | ||
| R | 22,918 | 38,476 | 62,433 | ||
| R | 11,370 | 24,879 | 50,426 | ||
| R | 14,271 | 23,666 | 40,576 | ||
| R | 18,862 | 21,840 | 42,520 | ||
| O | 7,420 | 4,999 | 21,521 | ||
| R | 5,361 | 9,620 | 16,201 | ||
| R | 1,275 | 7,061 | 9,680 | ||
| R | 2,541 | 5,201 | 8,196 | ||
| R | 3,689 | 6,176 | 10,047 | ||
| R | 1,138 | 4,197 | 8,790 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.0%
English
13.6%
Irish
11.4%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.9%
Scottish
3.2%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,586
State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 26$92,586
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.5%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.6%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oregon Senate District 26 sits within the Portland metro, where dense urban precincts and a highly educated electorate have consistently returned Democratic candidates by margins exceeding 20 points in recent presidential cycles.
The Democratic margin in Oregon 26th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-six points in 2020; the 2024 margin was forty-five points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,586, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 26, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 26, Oregon voted Democratic by 45.5 points (D+45), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 275,787 votes cast, 194,959 went Democratic and 69,555 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 26, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Oregon as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 26, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Oregon voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 26, Oregon?
State Senate District 26, Oregon has a population of 516,176 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 26, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 26, Oregon is $92,586 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.