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Congressional District 3·Oregon

Oregon 3rd Congressional District delivered D+46 in 2024.

Portland's urban core produces one of the West's widest Democratic margins

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OR
LatestD+46in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population750,2552024 ACS

Oregon 3rd Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+46%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+46MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
750,2552024 5-year
Median household income
$91,1772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.6%2024 5-year
Black
4.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+47 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
DEXTER, MaxineCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.46 sits at approximately the 27th percentile.0-0.46−1 liberal+1 conservative
DEXTER scores -0.46 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: BLUMENAUER, Earl (2023–2025), BLUMENAUER, Earl (2021–2023), BLUMENAUER, Earl (2019–2021), BLUMENAUER, Earl (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 3
HarrisD+46
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 3, ORA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 3, OR, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Clackamas County, OR · D+10Multnomah County, OR · D+62Hood River County, OR · D+35
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic70.7%248,270
Donald TrumpRepublican25.1%88,213
OtherAll other candidates4.2%14,569
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +45.6% in 2024.+45.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+45.8%
2012+46.2%
2016+43.3%
2020+47.0%
2024+45.6%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+45.6%
248,27088,213351,052
D
+47.0%
280,57397,512389,624
D
+43.3%
220,05977,119330,163
D
+46.2%
210,03277,283287,315
D
+45.8%
214,05877,513298,046
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022D55.8%40.9%1,927,949
2020D56.9%39.3%2,321,249
2016D56.6%33.3%1,952,478
2014D55.7%36.9%1,461,618
2010D57.2%39.2%1,442,588
2008D48.9%45.6%1,767,504
2004D63.4%31.7%1,780,550
2002R39.6%56.2%1,267,221
1998D61.1%33.8%1,117,747
1996R45.9%49.8%1,360,230
1992R46.5%52.1%1,376,033
1990R46.2%53.7%1,099,255
1986R36.0%63.0%1,042,555
1984R33.4%66.5%1,214,735
1980R44.0%52.1%1,140,494
1978R38.3%61.6%892,518

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.6%
English
13.4%
Irish
11.4%
American
4.1%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
3.1%
French
2.4%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
1.9%
75–84
2.5%
4.6%
65–74
5.0%
5.8%
55–64
5.6%
7.0%
45–54
6.6%
8.4%
35–44
8.2%
8.4%
25–34
8.5%
3.8%
18–24
3.8%
6.9%
5–17
6.7%
2.4%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$91,177
Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 3$91,177
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.0%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.9%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.1%
Other Christian
11.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Baptist
1.2%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered on Portland, Oregon's 3rd District recorded a 49-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, highly educated urban electorate that has voted reliably left of center for decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-seven points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.

A population of 750,255, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,177 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 3, Oregon voted Democratic by 45.6 points (D+46), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 351,052 votes cast, 248,270 went Democratic and 88,213 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 3, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 3, Oregon in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. 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 Congressional District 3, Oregon?
Congressional District 3, Oregon has a population of 750,255 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Oregon?
Median household income in Congressional District 3, Oregon is $91,177 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Oregon from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.