Oregon 29th State Senate District, Oregon: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 176,9862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,0812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27,018 | 51,702 | 81,525 | ||
| R | 29,873 | 52,933 | 85,416 | ||
| R | 21,642 | 42,704 | 71,813 | ||
| R | 24,344 | 39,102 | 65,846 | ||
| R | 27,465 | 38,453 | 68,035 | ||
| R | 25,789 | 43,858 | 70,749 | ||
| R | 21,543 | 37,883 | 62,748 | ||
| R | 24,536 | 26,201 | 58,941 | ||
| D | 20,901 | 20,567 | 58,360 | ||
| R | 24,182 | 26,987 | 52,467 | ||
| R | 23,086 | 37,242 | 60,512 | ||
| R | 20,032 | 32,247 | 58,139 | ||
| R | 22,283 | 24,746 | 49,121 | ||
| R | 16,801 | 26,514 | 46,714 | ||
| R | 17,644 | 22,302 | 42,635 | ||
| D | 28,250 | 15,251 | 43,562 | ||
| R | 21,762 | 23,010 | 44,787 | ||
| R | 21,117 | 23,654 | 44,770 | ||
| R | 17,004 | 25,722 | 42,868 | ||
| D | 16,313 | 15,308 | 32,303 | ||
| D | 15,531 | 14,158 | 29,902 | ||
| D | 17,974 | 14,789 | 32,921 | ||
| D | 20,126 | 8,547 | 30,967 | ||
| D | 18,161 | 9,398 | 28,495 | ||
| R | 9,075 | 16,365 | 25,848 | ||
| R | 8,665 | 13,369 | 27,934 | ||
| R | 9,218 | 16,164 | 26,619 | ||
| D | 15,298 | 12,335 | 29,029 | ||
| O | 5,273 | 4,446 | 15,302 | ||
| R | 5,069 | 8,116 | 14,386 | ||
| R | 3,163 | 9,967 | 15,074 | ||
| R | 6,234 | 7,757 | 14,688 | ||
| D | 7,718 | 6,844 | 14,809 | ||
| R | 2,282 | 4,988 | 12,013 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.0%
English
12.1%
Irish
9.0%
American
5.2%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.7%
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: 39.2 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
$69,081
State Senate District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 29$69,081
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.2%
speak English only
Spanish16.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oregon Senate District 29 returned a Republican-leaning margin of 6.4 points in 2024, reflecting a constituency that diverges from the state's urban Democratic strongholds and may reward candidates who speak to rural and suburban economic concerns.
The Democratic margin in Oregon 29th State Senate District peaked at thirty-seven points in 1936. By 1996 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $69,081 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 29, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 29, Oregon voted Republican by 30.3 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,525 votes cast, 27,018 went Democratic and 51,702 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 29, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, Oregon as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 29, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Oregon voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State Senate District 29, Oregon?
State Senate District 29, Oregon has a population of 176,986 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 29, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 29, Oregon is $69,081 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.