Oregon's 5th congressional district stretches from the Southeast corner of

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through the eastern half of the

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and then reaches across the Cascades to take in

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and Bend. It includes a sliver of

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, the majority of

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, the rural eastern portion of Marion County, most of Linn County, a very small section of southwest Jefferson County, and the populated northwest portion of

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. It was significantly redrawn when Oregon gained a 6th congressional district after the 2020 census. The district is currently represented by

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Janelle Bynum. Following its creation after the

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, the first five members to represent the district all got divorced while in office, a pattern that has brought the district to media attention.

History

The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the

. Denny Smith, who had represented

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in the previous Congress, was re-elected in the 5th district in 1982 after it absorbed most of the western portion of the old 2nd. In 2002, the district shrank slightly in area due to

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. About half of the portion of the district that had been in Benton County was moved into the 4th district and portions of west-central

were moved into the 3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northern Clackamas and southern

that had previously been part of the 1st district were moved into the 5th district. Following the 2020 census and the subsequent

, the 5th was redrawn significantly. It lost its western and coastal portions, including the urban portion of Salem, as well as all of

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, and Tillamook counties. It gained all of Linn County and the most populated portions of

. It is the most evenly divided district in partisan terms in

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, and has been through many iterations.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST41/CD118_OR05.pdf
/ref> Clackamas County (16) : Barlow, Beavercreek, Canby,

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, Happy Valley (part; also 3rd), Jennings Lodge, Johnson City,

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(part; also 6th; shared with Multnomah and

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counties), Milwaukie, Molalla, Mulino, Oak Grove, Oatfield,

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, West Linn Deschutes County (14) : Bend (part; also

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), Black Butte Ranch,

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(part; also

; shared with Jefferson County), Deschutes River Woods, Eagle Crest,

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, Redmond, Seventh Mountain,

, Sunriver, Terrebonne, Tetherow, Three Rivers (part; also

), Tumalo Jefferson County (0) : No incorporated or census-recognized communities Linn County (24) : All 24 communities Marion County (15) :

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(part; also 6th),

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(part; also 6th),

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, Hayesville (part; also 6th), Idanha (shared with Linn County), Labish Village,

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, Mill City (shared with Linn County), Mt. Angel, Salem (part; also 6th; shared with Polk County), Scotts Mills, Silverton Stayton,

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Multnomah County (3) : Dunthorpe,

(part; also

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and 3rd shared with Clackamas and

counties)

List of members representing the district

Recent election results from statewide races

Election results

''Sources (official results only):''
Elections History
from the

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website
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1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

When created in 1983, the district was an inland district focused around the

, and consisted of all of Clackamas and

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counties, as well as small parts of the counties of Benton,

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, and

. In 1993, the district gained a large coastal portion from the 1st district, gaining all of Tillamook and

counties as well as the rest of Polk, whilst part of Clackamas County was lost to the 3rd district. In the 2003 and 2013 redistrictings, the changes were only minor, as the district gained a small portion of

from the 3rd district in 2003 but lost it again in 2013, while it lost a portion of northern Clackamas County to the 3rd district in both 2003 and 2013. In the 2023 redistricting, the district underwent major boundary changes, as it gained all of Linn County, some of Multnomah and Clackamas counties, and parts of

including Bend, but it lost the entire coastal section it had gained in 1993 as well as the area in Polk and Benton counties to the 1st,

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, and 6th districts. Parts of western Marion County, including the city of Salem, were also lost to the new 6th district. File:United States Congressional Districts in Oregon (metro highlight), 1983 – 1992.tif, 1983–1993 File:United States Congressional Districts in Oregon, 1993 – 2002.tif, 1993–2003 File:Or05 109.gif, 2003–2013 File:United States Congressional Districts in Oregon, since 2013.tif, 2013–2023 File:Oregon's congressional districts (since 2023).png, 2023-2033

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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