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In 2021, five counties in eastern Oregon voted to "require county officials to take steps to promote" adding the counties to Idaho. [13] As of May 2024, thirteen counties in Oregon had approved ballot measures in favor of Greater Idaho: Baker, Crook, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler.
Because of the concentration of population in Portland and the Willamette Valley, Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, won the 2018 election despite carrying only 7 of Oregon's 36 counties. Based on voting data from the 2012 presidential election, Ontario in Malheur County was rated as the most Republican in the state. [27]
Voters in 11 rural, conservative counties in Oregon approved measures this year that would start the process to secede and join Idaho. Oregon breakaway effort is down to just 8 votes, deepening ...
Although Oregon as a whole is generally considered a blue state, Eastern Oregon is far more conservative than the west. [7] Morrow County is the only Eastern Oregon county to have supported Democratic presidential nominees after Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, having voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976 and for Bill Clinton in 1996.
Oregonians' ballots are loaded with races for the general election. Here are four of the most interesting contests.
Bruce Starr, 55, is looking to return to the Oregon Legislature. He served as a state representative for District 3 from 1999 to 2003 and as a state senator representing District 15 from 2003 to ...
The following is a list of political parties officially recognized by the Oregon State Elections Division as statewide parties as of March 2023 (alphabetical, by title in official record). [1] Constitution Party (see also Constitution Party (United States)) Democratic Party (see also Democratic Party (United States)) Independent Party of Oregon [2]
Douglas County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census , the population was 111,201. [ 1 ] The county seat is Roseburg . [ 2 ]