Oregon's 5th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Janelle Bynum D–Happy Valley
Area	5,362 sq mi (13,890 km2)
Distribution	80.34% urban 19.66% rural
Population (2024)	717,312
Median household income	$96,200[1]
Ethnicity	78.8%White 10.1%Hispanic 5.9%Two or more races 3.0%Asian 1.4% other 0.9%Black
Occupation	60.6%White-collar 24.5%Blue-collar 14.9%Gray-collar
Cook PVI	D+4[2]

Oregon's 5th congressional district stretches from the Southeast corner ofPortland through the eastern half of theWillamette Valley and then reaches across theCascades to take inSisters andBend. It includes a sliver ofMultnomah County, the majority ofClackamas County, the rural eastern portion ofMarion County, most ofLinn County, a very small section of southwestJefferson County, and the populated northwest portion ofDeschutes County. It was significantly redrawn when Oregon gained a 6th congressional district after the2020 census.

The district is currently represented byDemocratJanelle Bynum.

Following its creation after the1980 census, the first five members to represent the district all got divorced while in office, a pattern that has brought the district to media attention.^[3][4]

The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the1980 census.Denny Smith, who had representedOregon's 2nd congressional district 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 toredistricting. About half of the portion of the district that had been inBenton County was moved into the4th district and portions of west-centralClackamas County were moved into the3rd district. At the same time, small portions of northernClackamas and southernMultnomah County that had previously been part of the1st district were moved into the 5th district.^[5]

Following the2020 census and the subsequentredistricting, the 5th was redrawn significantly. It lost its western and coastal portions, including the urban portion ofSalem, as well as all ofPolk,Lincoln, andTillamook counties. It gained all ofLinn County and the most populated portions ofDeschutes County. It is the most evenly divided district in partisan terms inOregon, and has been through many iterations.

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[6]

ClackamasCounty(16)

Barlow,Beavercreek,Canby,Gladstone,Happy Valley (part; also3rd),Jennings Lodge,Johnson City,Lake Oswego (part; also6th; shared with Multnomah andWashington counties),Milwaukie,Molalla,Mulino,Oak Grove,Oatfield,Oregon City,Stafford,West Linn

DeschutesCounty(14)

Bend (part; also2nd),Black Butte Ranch,Crooked River Ranch (part; also2nd; shared with Jefferson County),Deschutes River Woods,Eagle Crest,Pronghorn,Redmond,Seventh Mountain,Sisters,Sunriver,Terrebonne,Tetherow,Three Rivers (part; also2nd),Tumalo

JeffersonCounty(0)

No incorporated or census-recognized communities

LinnCounty(24)

All 24 communities

MarionCounty(15)

Brooks (part; also6th),Detroit,Four Corners (part; also6th),Gates,Hayesville (part; also6th),Idanha (shared with Linn County),Labish Village,Mehama,Mill City (shared with Linn County),Mt. Angel,Salem (part; also6th; shared withPolk County),Scotts Mills,SilvertonStayton,Sublimity

MultnomahCounty(3)

Dunthorpe,Portland (part; also1st and3rd shared with Clackamas andWashington counties)

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established January 3, 1983
Denny Smith (Salem)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991	98th 99th 100th 101st	Redistricted from the2nd district andre-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.
Mike Kopetski (Salem)	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102nd 103rd	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired.
Jim Bunn (Gleneden Beach)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994. Lost re-election.
Darlene Hooley (West Linn)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.
Kurt Schrader (Canby)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2023	111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Lost renomination.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Happy Valley)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025	118th	Elected in 2022. Lost re-election.
Janelle Bynum (Happy Valley)	Democratic	January 3, 2025 – present	119th	Elected in 2024.

Sources (official results only):

• Elections History from theOregon Secretary of State website
• Election Statistics from the website of theClerk of the United States House of Representatives

When created in 1983, the district was an inland district focused around theWillamette Valley, and consisted of all ofClackamas andMarion counties, as well as small parts of the counties ofBenton,Linn, andPolk.In 1993, the district gained a large coastal portion from the1st district, gaining all ofTillamook andLincoln counties as well as the rest of Polk, whilst part of Clackamas County was lost to the3rd district.

In the 2003 and 2013 redistrictings, the changes were only minor, as the district gained a small portion ofMultnomah County 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.^[9][10]

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 ofDeschutes County includingBend, 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,4th, and6th districts. Parts of western Marion County, including the city ofSalem, were also lost to the new 6th district.

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• Oregon's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

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General

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989).The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982).The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–presentArchived April 23, 2010, at theWayback Machine

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• Congressional districts of Oregon
• Benton County, Oregon
• Clackamas County, Oregon
• Lincoln County, Oregon
• Marion County, Oregon
• Multnomah County, Oregon
• Polk County, Oregon
• Tillamook County, Oregon
• 1983 establishments in Oregon
• Constituencies established in 1983

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