Oregon's 5th congressional district stretches from the Southeast corner of Portland through the eastern half of the Willamette Valley and then reaches across the Cascades to take in Sisters and Bend. It is one of six Oregon congressional districts. It includes a sliver of Multnomah County, the majority of Clackamas County, the rural eastern portion of Marion County, most of Linn County, a very small section of southwest Jefferson County, and the populated northwest portion of Deschutes County. It was significantly redrawn when Oregon gained a 6th congressional district after the 2020 census.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Janelle Bynum.

Following its creation after the 1980 census, the first five members to represent the district all got divorced while in office, a pattern that has brought the district to media attention.

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.Almanac of American Politics, 2002 and 2006 editions.

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:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST41/CD118_OR05.pdf

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

Representative Party Term Congress Electoral history District established January 3, 1983 Denny Smith Republican January 3, 1983 –January 3, 1991 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Lost re-election. Mike Kopetski Democratic January 3, 1991 –January 3, 1995 Elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Retired. Jim Bunn Republican January 3, 1995 –January 3, 1997 Elected in 1994.Lost re-election. Darlene Hooley Democratic January 3, 1997 –January 3, 2009 Elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Retired. Kurt Schrader Democratic January 3, 2009 –January 3, 2023 Elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Lost renomination. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Republican January 3, 2023 –January 3, 2025 Elected in 2022.Lost re-election. Janelle Bynum DemocraticJanuary 3, 2025 –presentElected in 2024.

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 53% - 45%2012 PresidentObama 51% - 49%2016 PresidentClinton 46% - 43% SenateWyden 54% - 37% Governor (Spec.)Pierce 49% - 46% Attorney GeneralRosenblum 51% - 46%2018 GovernorBuehler 49% - 45%2020 PresidentBiden 53% - 44% SenateMerkley 53% - 43% Secretary of StateThatcher 47% - 46% TreasurerRead 47% - 46% Attorney GeneralRosenblum 52% - 45%2022 SenateWyden 52% - 45% GovernorDrazan 48% - 43%2024 PresidentHarris 52% - 44% Secretary of StateRead 52% - 45% TreasurerBoquist 46.75% - 46.72% Attorney GeneralRayfield 51% - 49%

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

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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.

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.

See also

Oregon's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts

References Specific

General

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present