Oregon 4th State Senate District, Oregon: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Democratic peak: D+27 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 142,4352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,5442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 4, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 46,628 | 28,685 | 78,329 | ||
| D | 49,813 | 29,783 | 82,395 | ||
| D | 38,093 | 24,891 | 71,161 | ||
| D | 38,056 | 23,174 | 63,709 | ||
| D | 42,276 | 23,665 | 67,809 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
14.8%
Irish
12.8%
Italian
4.2%
American
3.9%
Scottish
3.4%
French
3.0%
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: 40.3 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
$71,544
State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 4$71,544
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering rural southeastern Oregon, this district returned a 36-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the sparse population and ranching-economy demographics typical of the state's high-desert interior.
The Democratic margin in Oregon 4th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,544, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 142,435 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 4, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 4, Oregon voted Democratic by 22.9 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 78,329 votes cast, 46,628 went Democratic and 28,685 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 4, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, Oregon as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 4, Oregon?
State Senate District 4, Oregon has a population of 142,435 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 4, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 4, Oregon is $71,544 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Oregon from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.