Oregon's 5th congressional district

History

The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the 1980 census. Denny Smith, who had represented Oregon's 2nd congressional district in the previous Congress, was re-elected in the 5th district in 1982 after it absorbed most of the western portion of the old 2nd.

In 2002, the district shrank slightly in area due to redistricting. About half of the portion of the district that had been in Benton County was moved into the 4th district and portions of west-central Clackamas County were moved into the 3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northern Clackamas and southern Multnomah County that had previously been part of the 1st district were moved into the 5th district.

Following the 2020 census and the subsequent redistricting, the 5th was redrawn significantly. It lost its western and coastal portions, including the urban portion of Salem, as well as all of Polk, Lincoln, and Tillamook counties. It gained all of Linn County and the most populated portions of Deschutes County. It is the most evenly divided district in partisan terms in Oregon, and has been through many iterations.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:

Clackamas County (16)

: Barlow, Beavercreek, Canby, Gladstone, Happy Valley (part; also 3rd), Jennings Lodge, Johnson City, Lake Oswego (part; also 6th; shared with Multnomah and Washington counties), Milwaukie, Molalla, Mulino, Oak Grove, Oatfield, Oregon City, Stafford, West Linn

Deschutes County (14)

: Bend (part; also 2nd), Black Butte Ranch, Crooked River Ranch (part; also 2nd; shared with Jefferson County), Deschutes River Woods, Eagle Crest, Pronghorn, Redmond, Seventh Mountain, Sisters, Sunriver, Terrebonne, Tetherow, Three Rivers (part; also 2nd), Tumalo

Jefferson County (0)

: No incorporated or census-recognized communities

Linn County (24)

: All 24 communities

Marion County (15)

: Brooks (part; also 6th), Detroit, Four Corners (part; also 6th), Gates, Hayesville (part; also 6th), Idanha (shared with Linn County), Labish Village, Mehama, Mill City (shared with Linn County), Mt. Angel, Salem (part; also 6th; shared with Polk County), Scotts Mills, Silverton Stayton, Sublimity

Multnomah County (3)

: Dunthorpe, Portland (part; also 1st and 3rd shared with Clackamas and Washington counties)

List of members representing the district

Recent election results from statewide races

Election results

Sources (official results only):

• Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
• Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

When created in 1983, the district was an inland district focused around the Willamette Valley, and consisted of all of Clackamas and Marion counties, as well as small parts of the counties of Benton, Linn, and Polk. In 1993, the district gained a large coastal portion from the 1st district, gaining all of Tillamook and Lincoln counties as well as the rest of Polk, whilst part of Clackamas County was lost to the 3rd district.

In the 2003 and 2013 redistrictings, the changes were only minor, as the district gained a small portion of Multnomah County from the 3rd district in 2003 but lost it again in 2013, while it lost a portion of northern Clackamas County to the 3rd district in both 2003 and 2013.{{cite news |access-date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=July 27, 2011 |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812204307/http://www.leg.state.or.us/redistricting/mapFiles/SB_990_Congressional.pdf |url-status=dead

In the 2023 redistricting, the district underwent major boundary changes, as it gained all of Linn County, some of Multnomah and Clackamas counties, and parts of Deschutes County including Bend, but it lost the entire coastal section it had gained in 1993 as well as the area in Polk and Benton counties to the 1st, 4th, and 6th districts. Parts of western Marion County, including the city of Salem, were also lost to the new 6th district. File:United States Congressional Districts in Oregon (metro highlight), 1983 – 1992.tif|1983–1993 File:United States Congressional Districts in Oregon, 1993 – 2002.tif|1993–2003 File:Or05 109.gif|2003–2013 File:United States Congressional Districts in Oregon, since 2013.tif|2013–2023 File:Oregon's congressional districts (since 2023).png|2023-2033

References

;Specific

;General

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

References

1. "My Congressional District: Congressional District 5 (119th Congress), Oregon".
2. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
3. "Schraders continue divorce curse of Oregon's 5th District". OregonLive.com.
4. "Oregon District Where Every Member of Congress Divorces While in Office". AllGov.
5. Almanac of American Politics, 2002 and 2006 editions.
6. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST41/CD118_OR01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST41/CD118_OR05.pdf]
7. "DRA 2020".
8. "Oregon 2022-11-08 results by district (@elium2)".