Politics of Oregon
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Like many other U.S. states, the Politics of Oregon are centered mostly around regional concerns.[citation needed] Oregon does not clearly lean Democrat or Republican as a state, with one Republican Senator and one Democrat Senator[1]. However, four out of Oregon's five U.S. Representatives are Democrats, and the state has voted Democrat, by relatively small margins, since 1988 in Presidential elections.[2]
The state is broken up into two main geographically separate political areas: the Portland metropolitan area and Eugene, liberal centers of the state, and the rest of the state, which votes reliably conservative. While roughly three fifths (~57%) of the population of Oregon lives in the Portland area[3], the state votes proportionately more conservatively on a variety of issues, including gay marriage and state taxes. On other issues however, the state leans considerably liberal, including public health care, medical marijuana and environmental protections.
[edit] Key issues
Key issues in Oregon include:[citation needed]
- Employment
- Environmental protection
- Native American relations (particularly in respect to gambling & casinos)
- Public health care
- Public transportation
- School funding
- Taxes
[edit] Parties
[edit] References
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