Oregon State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
or-sd-008
State
Oregon
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
274.6 sq mi
Water Area
3.76 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oregon State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Benton County120.21 sq mi43.8%17.8%
Linn County110.54 sq mi40.3%4.8%
Marion County43.81 sq mi16.0%3.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Albany city17.66 sq mi6.4%98.9%
Corvallis city14.27 sq mi5.2%98.2%
Millersburg city4.46 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Tangent city3.78 sq mi1.4%99.8%
Adair Village city0.44 sq mi0.2%100.0%

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 480,80957.0%11.4%47.3%
OR District 556,71140.0%8.0%36.8%
OR District 64,2353.0%0.6%16.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
111,508
Active Voters
96,319 (86.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic37,32433.5%
Republican25,31822.7%
Unaffiliated40,61536.4%
Other parties8,2517.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202476,100 (68.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202264,472 (57.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202069,899 (62.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201853,440 (47.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201653,727 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201441,054 (36.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201243,469 (39.0%)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
141,961 (± 1,381)
Median Age
35.3
Median Household Income
$76,837 (± $3,049)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,39719.3%
18 to 6490,24563.6%
65 and over24,31917.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,90311.9%
White, not Hispanic107,88476.0%
Black, not Hispanic1,4641.0%
Asian, not Hispanic7,0034.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3920.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1710.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5960.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,5485.3%

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
134,521
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
107,590

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic120,47689.6%
Hispanic14,04510.4%
White108,59880.7%
Black1,3091.0%
Asian4,5663.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3960.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1420.1%
Two or More Races1,0020.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic99,02192.0%
Hispanic8,5718.0%
White89,85883.5%
Black1,8101.7%
Asian5,0784.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6601.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1400.1%
Two or More Races5850.5%

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