Oregon's 2nd congressional district | |
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Area | 69,491 sq mi (179,980 km2) |
Population (2023) | 704,844 |
Median household income | $65,168 [1] |
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Cook PVI | R+15 [2] |
Oregon's 2nd congressional district is the largest of Oregon's six districts, and is the seventh largest district in the nation. It is the second-largest congressional district in the nation that does not cover an entire state, and has been represented by Republican Cliff Bentz of Ontario since 2021.
The district covers roughly two-thirds of the state, east of the Willamette Valley. It includes all of Baker, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Wheeler counties, all but a small sliver of Jefferson County and the southeastern portions of Deschutes (excluding Bend and areas to its northwest) and Douglas Counties.
With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+15, it is the sole reliably Republican district in Oregon. [2] It has been in Republican hands since 1981. [3]
Year | Office | Results [4] [5] [6] |
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2008 | President | McCain 56% - 41% |
2012 | President | Romney 61% - 39% |
2016 | President | Trump 59% - 31% |
Senate | Callahan 46% - 45% | |
Governor (Spec.) | Pierce 58% - 35% | |
Attorney General | Crowe 59% - 38% | |
2018 | Governor | Buehler 60% - 31% |
2020 | President | Trump 61% - 36% |
Senate | Rae Perkins 58% - 38% | |
Secretary of State | Thatcher 62% - 33% | |
Treasurer | Gudman 59% - 34% | |
Attorney General | Cross 61% - 37% | |
2022 | Senate | Rae Perkins 60% - 37% |
Governor | Drazan 64% - 27% |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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1 | Baker | Baker City | 16,912 |
13 | Crook | Prineville | 26,952 |
17 | Deschutes | Bend | 208,513 |
19 | Douglas | Roseburg | 112,435 |
21 | Gilliam | Condon | 2,026 |
23 | Grant | Canyon City | 7,215 |
25 | Harney | Burns | 7,440 |
29 | Jackson | Medford | 220,768 |
31 | Jefferson | Madras | 25,454 |
33 | Josephine | Grants Pass | 87,821 |
35 | Klamath | Klamath Falls | 70,003 |
37 | Lake | Lakeview | 8,293 |
45 | Malheur | Vale | 32,044 |
49 | Morrow | Heppner | 12,302 |
55 | Sherman | Moro | 1,951 |
59 | Umatilla | Pendleton | 80,053 |
61 | Union | La Grande | 25,944 |
63 | Wallowa | Enterprise | 7,674 |
65 | Wasco | The Dalles | 26,333 |
69 | Wheeler | Fossil | 1,436 |
Sources (official results only):
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert F. Smith | 164,062 | 61.66 | |
Democratic | Mike Dugan | 97,195 | 36.53 | |
Libertarian | Frank Wise | 4,581 | 1.72 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 218 | 0.01 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden | 132,316 | 61.48 | |
Democratic | Kevin M. Campbell | 74,924 | 34.81 | |
Libertarian | Lindsay Bradshaw | 4,729 | 2.20 | |
Socialist | Rohn (Grandpa) Webb | 2,773 | 1.29 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 474 | 0.22 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 220,086 | 73.63 | |
Democratic | Walter Ponsford | 78,101 | 26.13 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 720 | 0.24 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 181,295 | 71.86 | |
Democratic | Peter Buckley | 64,991 | 25.76 | |
Libertarian | Mike Wood (American politician) | 5,681 | 2.25 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 317 | 0.13 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 248,461 | 71.63 | |
Democratic | John C. McColgan | 88,914 | 25.63 | |
Libertarian | Jim Lindsay | 4,792 | 1.38 | |
Constitution | Jack Alan Brown, Jr. | 4,060 | 1.17 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 638 | 0.18 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 181,529 | 66.81 | |
Democratic | Carol Voisin | 82,484 | 30.36 | |
Constitution | Jack Alan Brown, Jr. | 7,193 | 2.65 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 513 | 0.19 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 236,560 | 69.50 | |
Democratic | Noah Lemas | 87,649 | 25.75 | |
Pacific Green | Tristan Mock | 9,668 | 2.84 | |
Constitution | Richard Hake | 5,817 | 1.71 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 685 | 0.20 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 206,245 | 73.91 | |
Democratic | Joyce B. Segers | 72,173 | 25.87 | |
Misc. | Misc. | 619 | 0.22 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 228,043 | 68.63 | |
Democratic | Joyce B. Segers | 96,741 | 29.12 | |
Libertarian | Joe Tabor | 7,025 | 2.11 | |
write-ins | 446 | 0.13 | ||
Total votes | 332,255 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 202,374 | 70.41 | |
Democratic | Aelea Christofferson | 73,785 | 25.67 | |
Libertarian | Sharon L. Durbin | 10,491 | 3.65 | |
write-ins | 775 | 0.27 | ||
Total votes | 287,425 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 272,952 | 71.69 | |
Democratic | James "Jim" Crary | 106,640 | 28.00 | |
Total votes | 380,739 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Greg Walden (incumbent) | 207,597 | 56.3 | −15.39 | |
Democratic | Jamie McLeod-Skinner | 145,298 | 39.4 | +11.4 | |
Independent Party | Mark Roberts | 15,536 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Total votes | 368,709 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cliff Bentz | 273,835 | 59.9 | |
Democratic | Alex Spenser | 168,881 | 36.9 | |
Libertarian | Robert Werch | 14,094 | 3.1 | |
Write-in | 623 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 457,433 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cliff Bentz (incumbent) | 208,369 | 67.5 | |
Democratic | Joseph Yetter III | 99,882 | 32.4 | |
Write-in | 425 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 308,676 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cliff Bentz (incumbent) | 224,601 | 63.9 | |
Democratic | Dan Ruby | 115,337 | 32.8 | |
Constitution | Michael Kurt Stettler | 11,255 | 3.2 | |
Write-in | 296 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 351,489 | 100% |
Due to its large geographical area, the 2nd District contains many different communities which operate completely independently from one another socially and economically. Below is a list of the largest statistical areas in the 2nd District tracked by the United States Census Bureau. [12]
Core based statistical area | 2020 census |
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Medford MSA | 223,259 |
Bend MSA | 198,253 |
Hermiston-Pendleton MSA | 92,261 |
Grants Pass MSA | 88,090 |
Klamath Falls MSA | 69,413 |
Ontario MSA | 56,957 |
La Grande MSA | 26,196 |
The Dalles MSA | 26,670 |
Hood River MSA | 23,977 |
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