Congressional District 6 Congressional District (OR) — Elections 1876–2024

Oregon 6th Congressional District, Oregon: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 357,4332024 5-year
Median household income: $87,8212024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 72.2%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

9 counties · 4 D · 5 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+1.2%	87,620	85,380	179,858
2020	D	+3.6%	93,239	86,530	186,331
2016	R	−1.5%	66,860	69,153	154,822
2012	R	−1.5%	64,724	66,747	136,058
2008	D	+3.3%	69,756	65,181	138,880
2004	R	−9.3%	61,477	74,321	137,906
2000	R	−8.7%	49,394	59,425	115,245
1996	D	+0.3%	45,728	45,372	103,590
1992	R	−0.4%	39,332	39,760	105,755
1988	R	−5.5%	39,076	43,714	84,696
1984	R	−21.7%	33,341	51,885	85,482
1980	R	−12.8%	29,780	40,067	80,214
1976	R	−5.0%	30,555	33,943	67,453
1972	R	−20.4%	21,795	33,677	58,258
1968	R	−16.0%	19,382	27,229	49,190
1964	D	+24.3%	28,692	17,457	46,262
1960	R	−18.2%	18,094	26,156	44,288
1956	R	−24.6%	15,567	25,741	41,309
1952	R	−37.4%	12,287	27,069	39,542
1948	R	−13.7%	13,151	17,497	31,611
1944	R	−8.5%	12,885	15,330	28,809
1940	R	−3.0%	14,723	15,638	30,605
1936	D	+23.5%	14,599	8,666	25,272
1932	D	+16.7%	12,973	9,127	23,035
1928	R	−31.2%	6,564	12,625	19,431
1924	R	−24.5%	5,041	9,468	18,091
1920	R	−28.0%	5,386	9,932	16,240
1916	R	−8.4%	8,235	9,872	19,432
1912	O	+2.6%	3,497	3,229	10,328
1908	R	−18.7%	3,147	4,791	8,789
1904	R	−44.4%	1,545	4,831	7,400
1900	R	−11.0%	3,030	3,838	7,324
1896	R	−1.2%	4,249	4,356	8,931
1892	R	−27.4%	1,409	3,452	7,467
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

16.9%

English

13.3%

Irish

9.6%

American

4.6%

Italian

3.1%

Scottish

2.9%

French

2.3%

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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.1%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

4.9%

65–74

5.6%

5.7%

55–64

5.9%

6.1%

45–54

5.8%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

7.0%

25–34

6.5%

4.9%

18–24

5.0%

8.6%

5–17

8.1%

2.8%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$87,821

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$87,821

Oregon$83,011

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.7%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

81.6%

speak English only

Spanish13.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

14.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Methodist

0.6%

Baptist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oregon 6th Congressional District in the Pacific Northwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Oregon 6th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Oregon 6th Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by one points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $87,821 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Oregon vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Oregon voted Democratic by 1.2 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 179,858 votes cast, 87,620 went Democratic and 85,380 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, Oregon's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Oregon as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Oregon last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Oregon?

Congressional District 6, Oregon has a population of 357,433 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Oregon?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Oregon is $87,821 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.

What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Oregon?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Oregon 6th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions