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Oregon's politics are largely divided by the Cascade Mountains, with much of western Oregon leaning Democratic and eastern Oregon leaning Republican. [23] The rapidly-growing area around Bend in Central Oregon has created Democratic voter registration majorities in Deschutes County. [ 24 ]
The Democratic Party of Oregon is the Oregon affiliate of the Democratic Party. [2] The State Central Committee, made up of two delegates elected from each of Oregon's 36 counties and one additional delegate for every 15,000 registered Democrats, is the main authoritative body of the party. [ 3 ]
The district was created in 1982 when Oregon was granted a new congressional district as a result of reapportionment from the 1980 census. Denny Smith, who had represented Oregon'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.
Bend is a city in Central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is located to the east of the Cascade Range , on the Deschutes River . The site became known by pioneers as a fordable crossing point of the river, where it ran through a bend.
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]
In the US, only 25% of men between the ages of 18 and 29 identify as politically liberal, while 40% of women in the same age group do, according to a recent Gallup poll.
The U.S. state of Oregon has had six United States congressional districts since 2023, when the 6th district was created as a result of the 2020 census. [1] The 5th district was added as a result of the 1980 census, and boundaries were redrawn following the population changes to each district, as determined by the 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020 censuses.
Chris Telfer is a former Republican and current Independent Party of Oregon politician and Certified Public Accountant in Bend, Oregon, United States.. Telfer serves on the Bend City Council, and was elected to the Oregon State Senate in the November 2008 elections, to succeed outgoing senator Ben Westlund. [1]