Oregon State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
or-sd-016
State
Oregon
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
3,090.1 sq mi
Water Area
522 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oregon State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Tillamook County1102.37 sq mi35.7%99.9%
Clatsop County828.13 sq mi26.8%100.0%
Columbia County658.68 sq mi21.3%100.0%
Washington County449.21 sq mi14.5%62.0%
Multnomah County50.57 sq mi1.6%11.7%
Yamhill County0.23 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Warrenton city12.66 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Warren CDP6.31 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Astoria city6.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
St. Helens city4.82 sq mi0.2%99.2%
Rainier city4.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Seaside city3.89 sq mi0.1%96.2%
Pacific City CDP3.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Scappoose city3.43 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Pleasant Valley CDP2.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Netarts CDP2.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cape Meares CDP2.51 sq mi0.1%73.0%
Svensen CDP2.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Knappa CDP2.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tillamook city1.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gearhart city1.85 sq mi0.1%98.9%
Vernonia city1.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hebo CDP1.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rockaway Beach city1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cannon Beach city1.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Neskowin CDP1.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clatskanie city1.30 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Bay City city1.26 sq mi<0.1%98.8%
North Plains city1.09 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Cherry Grove CDP1.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oceanside CDP1.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 45 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 1142,450100.0%20.2%100.0%
OR District 634<0.1%<0.1%<0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
138,325
Active Voters
113,219 (81.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic37,04326.8%
Republican36,00426.0%
Unaffiliated54,90239.7%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202486,307 (62.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202273,849 (53.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202084,932 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201864,974 (47.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201667,586 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201451,054 (36.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201255,928 (40.4%)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
143,912 (± 1,452)
Median Age
45.1
Median Household Income
$82,554 (± $2,538)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,69719.2%
18 to 6483,06057.7%
65 and over33,15523.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,1058.4%
White, not Hispanic118,40982.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,2020.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1691.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6440.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3090.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic5440.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,5305.9%

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
140,496
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
113,341

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic130,29992.7%
Hispanic10,1957.3%
White120,91486.1%
Black1,2170.9%
Asian1,5671.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native6360.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3110.2%
Two or More Races8790.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic106,97794.4%
Hispanic6,3685.6%
White100,13188.3%
Black1,3801.2%
Asian2,2071.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5192.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2780.2%
Two or More Races4720.4%

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