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1876–2024
State Senate District 28·Oregon

Oregon 28th State Senate District delivered R+18 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Oregon's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts by presidential margin

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OR
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
140,419
2024 ACS

Oregon 28th State Senate District, Oregon: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+24 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
140,4192024 5-year
Median household income
$70,9382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.0%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+24 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−18.2%
29,88043,69275,894
R
−17.7%
30,97944,80678,034
R
−23.5%
21,50136,69164,567
R
−21.1%
21,70133,83057,488
R
−16.4%
23,84033,49959,044

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.2%
English
15.7%
Irish
12.2%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.9%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.9%
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: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
3.2%
75–84
3.5%
6.6%
65–74
7.2%
6.3%
55–64
6.7%
5.7%
45–54
5.6%
6.3%
35–44
6.3%
6.4%
25–34
6.3%
3.9%
18–24
3.5%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,938
State Senate District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 28$70,938
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Baptist
0.6%
Methodist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+71.9, this Portland-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a dense urban electorate where statewide and local races rarely produce competitive outcomes.

The Republican margin in Oregon 28th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,938, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 140,419 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 28, Oregon — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/41028/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 28, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 28, Oregon voted Republican by 18.2 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 75,894 votes cast, 29,880 went Democratic and 43,692 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 28, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 28, Oregon as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 28, Oregon?
State Senate District 28, Oregon has a population of 140,419 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 28, Oregon?
Median household income in State Senate District 28, Oregon is $70,938 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of State Senate District 28, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 28, Oregon from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.