Oregon's 6th congressional district
| Oregon's 6th congressional district | |
|---|---|
.png) Oregon's 6th congressional district from January 3, 2023 (as signed into law by the Governor) | |
| Representative | |
| Population (2023) | 716,584 |
| Median household income | $83,695[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+4[2] |
Oregon's 6th congressional district is a congressional district created after the 2020 United States census. It consists of Polk and Yamhill Counties, in addition to portions of Marion, Clackamas, and Washington Counties.[3] It takes in all of urban Salem, the state's capital, as well as the southwestern suburbs of Portland.
The district elected a member of the United States House of Representatives beginning with the 2022 elections.[4] There were originally sixteen candidates that entered in the race, more than for any other congressional seat in the state in 2022.[5][6]
History
[edit]On September 27, 2021, Oregon adopted a redistricting plan to be used in the 2022 elections onwards. That plan carved a new 6th congressional district out of parts of the former first and fifth districts.[7] The district had a PVI rating of D+4, as of October 2021.[8]
Composition
[edit]| # | County | Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Clackamas | Oregon City | 423,173 |
| 47 | Marion | Salem | 346,741 |
| 53 | Polk | Dallas | 89,805 |
| 67 | Washington | Hillsboro | 598,865 |
| 71 | Yamhill | McMinnville | 108,644 |
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
[edit]- Salem – 175,535
- Beaverton – 97,494
- Tigard – 54,539
- Lake Oswego – 40,731
- Keizer – 39,376
- McMinnville – 34,319
- Tualatin – 27,797
- Wilsonville – 26,664
- Woodburn – 26,013
- Newberg – 25,138
- Hayesville – 21,891
- Sherwood – 20,030
- Dallas – 16,854
- Four Corners – 16,740
- Monmouth – 11,110
2,500 – 10,000 people
[edit]- Bull Mountain – 9,922
- Independence – 9,828
- Garden Home-Whitford – 7,081
- Sheridan – 6,233
- Raleigh Hills – 6,196
- King City – 5,184
- Lafayette – 4,423
- Metzger – 4,272
- Aumsville – 4,234
- Hubbard – 3,426
- Jefferson – 3,327
- Dundee – 3,238
- Turner – 2,944
- Dayton – 2,678
- Gervais – 2,595
List of members representing the district
[edit]| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 2023 | |||||
 Andrea Salinas (Tigard) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th 119th |
Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |
2023–present Polk and Yamhill; parts of Clackamas, Marion, and Washington |
Recent election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[9][10][11] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 53% - 45% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51% - 49% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 47% - 41% |
| Senate | Wyden 53% - 37% | |
| Governor (Spec.) | Pierce 49% - 46% | |
| Attorney General | Rosenblum 52% - 45% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Brown 47.1% - 46.8% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 55% - 42% |
| Senate | Merkley 55% - 41% | |
| Secretary of State | Fagan 48% - 46% | |
| Treasurer | Read 50% - 44% | |
| Attorney General | Rosenblum 54% - 43% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Wyden 53% - 44% |
| Governor | Drazan 46% - 44% |
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Salinas | 147,156 | 50.0 | ||
| Republican | Mike Erickson | 139,946 | 47.5 | ||
| Constitution | Larry McFarland | 6,762 | 2.3 | ||
| Write-in | 513 | 0.2 | |||
| Total votes | 294,377 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Salinas (incumbent) | 180,869 | 53.3 | |
| Republican | Mike Erickson | 157,634 | 46.5 | |
| Write-in | 562 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 339,065 | 100% | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 6 (118th Congress), Oregon". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Buchanan, Corey (September 2, 2022). "Lake Oswego-area residents vie for United States Congress seat". Lake Oswego Review. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022.
- ^ VanderHart, Dirk (April 26, 2021). "Oregon to get 6th seat in Congress". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ Stites, Sam (May 3, 2022). "Oregon's new Congressional district draws a big field of candidates and big spending". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022.
- ^ Lehman, Chris (April 27, 2022). "New district draws lots of candidates with no clear favorites". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Oregon State Redistricting Information". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Wasserman, David (October 1, 2021). "New Maps and 2022 Ratings: Maine, Nebraska, Oregon". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::9b2b545f-5cd2-4e0d-a9b9-cc3915a4750f
- ^ Oregon 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2). docs.google.com (Report).
- ^ Oregon 2022 gov-by-CD. docs.google.com (Report).
- ^ "Official Results of November General" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State.