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Oregon's 1st congressional district

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Population (2000)
  
684,280

Area
  
7,617 km²

Median income
  
48,464

Oregon's 1st congressional district

Current Representative
  
Suzanne Bonamici (D–Beaverton)

Distribution
  
86.65% urban 13.35% rural

Ethnicity
  
84.9% White 1.2% Black 5.1% Asian 9.4% Hispanic 0.2% Native American 0.3% other

Occupation
  
21.8% Blue-collar 65.3% White-collar 12.9% Gray-collar

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Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and a portion of southwest Multnomah County in Portland.

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The district has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici since 2012. Bonamici won a special election to replace David Wu, who resigned in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.

Recent election results

Sources (official results only):

  • Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
  • Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

    • Historical district boundaries

    Following the 2000 United States Census, the district gained some of Multnomah County, which had previously been part of the 3rd district. After the 2010 United States Census, the district boundaries were changed to move Downtown Portland from the 1st to the 3rd district.

    References

    Oregon's 1st congressional district Wikipedia
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