Oregon's 6th congressional district explained

State:Oregon
District Number:6
Image Name:Oregon's 6th congressional district (since 2023).png
Image Width:400
Image Caption:Oregon's 6th congressional district from January 3, 2023
(as signed into law by the Governor)
Representative:Andrea Salinas
Party:Democratic
Residence:Tigard
Population:702,788
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$78,442[1]
Percent White:66.7
Percent Hispanic:20.8
Percent Black:1.2
Percent Asian:3.5
Percent Native American:0.9
Percent Native Hawaiian:0.8
Percent More Than One Race:5.6
Percent Other Race:0.5
Cpvi: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

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]

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyTermCong
ress
Electoral historywidth=350 District location
District established January 3, 2023
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Andrea Salinas
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2023 –
present
Elected in 2022.2023–present
Polk and Yamhill; parts of Clackamas, Marion, and Washington

Election results

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Congressional District: Congressional District 6 (118th Congress), Oregon . United States Census Bureau.
  2. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
  3. News: Buchanan . Corey . September 2, 2022 . Lake Oswego-area residents vie for United States Congress seat . Lake Oswego Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20220903071004/https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/556576-445434-lake-oswego-area-residents-vie-for-united-states-congress-seat . September 3, 2022 . live .
  4. News: Oregon to get 6th seat in Congress. VanderHart. Dirk. April 26, 2021. April 26, 2021. Oregon Public Broadcasting.
  5. News: Stites . Sam . May 3, 2022 . Oregon's new Congressional district draws a big field of candidates and big spending . Oregon Public Broadcasting . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503123532/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/03/oregon-6th-congressional-district-race-primary-election-2022/ . May 3, 2022 . live .
  6. News: Chris . Lehman . April 27, 2022 . New district draws lots of candidates with no clear favorites . . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220429192400/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/03/new-district-draws-lots-of-candidates-with-no-clear-favorites.html . April 29, 2022 . live .
  7. Web site: Oregon State Redistricting Information . 2021-10-01. www.oregonlegislature.gov . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142950/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/redistricting . October 21, 2021 . live .
  8. News: Wasserman . David . October 1, 2021 . New Maps and 2022 Ratings: Maine, Nebraska, Oregon . The Cook Political Report . subscription . September 13, 2022.
  9. Estimated if it had existed. Web site: Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts. 2021-10-01. Daily Kos.