Oregon State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
or-sd-003
State
Oregon
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
962 sq mi
Water Area
6.49 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oregon State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jackson County961.97 sq mi100.0%34.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Medford city25.89 sq mi2.7%90.6%
Ruch CDP6.73 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Ashland city6.64 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Jacksonville city1.89 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Phoenix city1.43 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Talent city1.33 sq mi0.1%99.6%

Showing all 6 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 2142,502100.0%20.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
130,722
Active Voters
101,607 (77.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic39,07329.9%
Republican30,49523.3%
Unaffiliated50,70438.8%
Other parties10,4508.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202476,053 (58.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202263,975 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202073,300 (56.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201857,211 (43.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201658,272 (44.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201442,846 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201245,614 (34.9%)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
142,483 (± 1,700)
Median Age
42.2
Median Household Income
$72,895 (± $2,852)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1828,68320.1%
18 to 6480,84156.7%
65 and over32,95923.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,97514.7%
White, not Hispanic108,51976.2%
Black, not Hispanic1,0670.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5901.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4520.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1410.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9020.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,8376.2%

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
138,188
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
109,840

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic120,37187.1%
Hispanic17,82512.9%
White110,57080.0%
Black1,0560.8%
Asian1,3731.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4520.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1080.1%
Two or More Races1,2590.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic98,81190.0%
Hispanic11,02910.0%
White91,99683.8%
Black1,4091.3%
Asian2,4292.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,2582.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1110.1%
Two or More Races6270.6%

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