Oregon State House District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
or-hd-038
State
Oregon
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
19.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.32 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oregon State House District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Clackamas County10.55 sq mi53.8%0.6%
Multnomah County9.06 sq mi46.2%2.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lake Oswego city9.68 sq mi49.3%89.0%
Portland city7.31 sq mi37.2%5.5%
Dunthorpe CDP1.05 sq mi5.4%100.0%
Stafford CDP0.33 sq mi1.7%5.2%
Oak Grove CDP0.03 sq mi0.1%0.7%

Showing all 5 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
OR District 557,39881.2%8.1%89.4%
OR District 110,28314.5%1.5%6.8%
OR District 63,0294.3%0.4%3.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
69,149
Active Voters
52,061 (75.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic31,38145.4%
Republican10,99015.9%
Unaffiliated21,89731.7%
Other parties4,8817.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202444,036 (63.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202238,904 (56.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202043,609 (63.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201835,487 (51.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201635,634 (51.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201426,908 (38.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201230,150 (43.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 10/02/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
69,437 (± 2,070)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$132,929 (± $4,632)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
73.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,44620.8%
18 to 6439,45956.8%
65 and over15,53222.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,3027.6%
White, not Hispanic51,15573.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,0001.4%
Asian, not Hispanic6,4079.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic240.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic940.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic6430.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,8126.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
66,257
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
52,287

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,23892.4%
Hispanic5,0147.6%
White52,06278.6%
Black1,0131.5%
Asian4,8167.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native240.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander830.1%
Two or More Races3320.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic48,97393.7%
Hispanic3,3176.3%
White43,11282.5%
Black9141.7%
Asian4,2918.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3510.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander650.1%
Two or More Races2360.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).