Oregon's 3rd Congressional District
Oregon · OR-03
Oregon's 3rd Congressional District is one of 6 U.S. House districts in Oregon, represented in Congress by Maxine Dexter (Democrat). It is home to roughly 707,384 people, with a median age of 39. The population is about 65% White. The median household income is $86,882, and 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+46).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 1,424 square miles, OR-03 is the 254th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 497 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.38 ranks 96th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 71% of OR-03 voters backed Kamala Harris and 25% Donald Trump — a D+46 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+47.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 39 years old; 19.7% of residents are under 18 and 14.5% are 65 or older. About 13.3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 20.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $86,882, the district's median household income ranks 147th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $501,220, and the median rent is $1,570 a month. 11.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 28.1-minute commute (20.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).