Oregon State House District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
or-hd-056
State
Oregon
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
2,481.5 sq mi
Water Area
133.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oregon State House District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jackson County1297.32 sq mi52.3%46.6%
Klamath County1184.27 sq mi47.7%19.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Klamath Falls city20.14 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Keno CDP9.25 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Trail CDP6.80 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Running Y Ranch CDP4.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Prospect CDP3.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eagle Point city2.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shady Cove city1.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
White City CDP1.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rocky Point CDP1.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oregon Shores CDP1.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Altamont CDP0.49 sq mi<0.1%6.0%
Butte Falls town0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Falcon Heights CDP0.42 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 13 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 270,383100.0%10.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
66,272
Active Voters
51,801 (78.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,48415.8%
Republican22,64734.2%
Unaffiliated27,99842.2%
Other parties5,1437.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202436,253 (54.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202229,576 (44.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202034,447 (52.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201825,321 (38.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201626,517 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201418,706 (28.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201220,925 (31.6%)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
71,216 (± 1,902)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$64,093 (± $3,277)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,28421.5%
18 to 6441,00157.6%
65 and over14,93121.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,04015.5%
White, not Hispanic53,15974.6%
Black, not Hispanic3270.5%
Asian, not Hispanic6670.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8891.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1460.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2720.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,7166.6%

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
69,450
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,177

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic59,72586.0%
Hispanic9,72314.0%
White54,24278.1%
Black3320.5%
Asian4590.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native8661.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1470.2%
Two or More Races2970.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic48,56189.6%
Hispanic5,61010.4%
White44,56082.2%
Black4220.8%
Asian7861.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,4674.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander940.2%
Two or More Races2640.5%

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