congressional districtOregon 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+3.8
2008D+8.1
2012D+1.9
2016D+2.9
2020D+8.8
2024D+8.5
net swing · 2004→2024D+12.3R+3.8 → D+8.5
vs. U.S. · 2024D+10.0D+8.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 76.2% of 544,349 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
217,306
182,062
15,410
414,778
544,349
76.2%
2020
225,779
188,129
13,528
427,436
525,889†
81.3%
2016
161,223
151,101
39,140
351,464
488,305†
72.0%
2012
152,336
146,345
9,791
308,472
457,507†
67.4%
2008
163,732
138,662
6,468
308,862
446,025†
69.2%
2004
146,483
158,243
3,986
308,712
434,542†
71.0%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupOR-5OregonUnited States
German20.1%16.3%12.5%
English15.7%14.1%9.5%
Irish12.2%11.1%9.4%
American4.6%4.3%5.3%
Italian3.7%3.5%4.8%
Norwegian3.7%3.1%—
Scottish3.4%3.0%1.3%
French2.3%2.1%1.6%
Mexican8.3%11.5%11.3%
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
Spanish0.2%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Chinese0.8%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%0.7%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%0.7%1.4%
Korean0.3%0.4%0.4%
Japanese0.2%0.3%0.2%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
OR-5
Oregon
United States
Median age
41.6
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.8%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
OR-5
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$93,030
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.3%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.3%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
OR-5
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.4%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
10.6%
9.0%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.1%
0.8%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
OR-5
Oregon
United States
Catholic
—
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
66.9%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Oregon 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.8%
2008
+8.1%
2012
+1.9%
2016
+2.9%
2020
+8.8%
2024
+8.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 22 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
5
D
47.7%191,365
45.0%180,420
401,293
2022
5
R
48.8%171,514
50.9%178,813
351,233
2020
5
D
51.9%234,863
45.2%204,372
452,646
2018
5
D
55.0%197,187
41.8%149,887
358,469
2016
5
D
53.5%199,505
43.0%160,443
373,108
2014
5
D
53.7%150,944
39.3%110,332
281,088
2012
5
D
54.0%177,229
42.4%139,223
327,970
2010
5
D
51.2%145,319
46.0%130,313
283,556
2008
5
D
54.3%181,577
38.3%128,297
334,674
2006
5
D
54.0%146,973
42.8%116,424
272,234
2004
5
D
52.9%184,833
44.3%154,993
349,634
2002
5
D
54.7%137,713
45.1%113,441
251,537
2000
5
D
56.8%156,315
43.1%118,631
275,348
1998
5
D
54.9%124,916
40.5%92,215
227,657
1996
5
D
51.2%139,521
46.0%125,409
272,636
1994
5
R
46.8%114,015
49.8%121,369
243,616
1992
5
D
63.9%174,443
35.9%97,984
272,944
1990
5
D
55.0%124,610
44.9%101,650
226,550
1988
5
R
49.8%110,782
50.1%111,489
222,354
1986
5
R
39.5%82,290
60.5%125,906
208,204
1984
5
R
45.5%108,919
54.5%130,424
239,414
1982
5
R
48.8%98,952
51.2%103,906
202,901
Oregon's 5th stretches from Portland's southern suburbs through the Willamette Valley to the Pacific coast, blending reliably Democratic urban precincts with more competitive rural and exurban territory that has shifted measurably in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.8 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 3.8 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 8.5 points.
A population of 706,201, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,030 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 4.
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How did Oregon 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oregon 5th Congressional District voted Democratic by 8.5 points (D+8.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 414,778 votes cast, 217,306 went Democratic and 182,062 went Republican.
When did Oregon 5th Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Oregon 5th Congressional District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Oregon 5th Congressional District?
Oregon 5th Congressional District has a population of 706,201 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oregon 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Oregon 5th Congressional District is $93,030 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Oregon 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Oregon 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
