Ballot Measure 60: Requires Vote By Mail in Biennial Primary, General Elections (1998)

A look at Oregon state senate elections this year. The districts that are up. The incumbents and whether they have filed for re-election. And the district party registration advantage.

At DHM Research, we ask Oregonians what they think is the biggest problem facing the state. This is an open-ended question, and responses are categorized. On the decline: homelessness, drugs/addiction/mental health & crime On the rise: taxes, economy/jobs & poor leadership

Number of births in the past 12 months per 100 women ages 15 to 50 years: 2010 to 2024

Here is the equivalent chart for Portland Public Schools. Number of kindergartners per 100 12th graders 2010: 114 2020: 105 2026: 71

Here are similar numbers for Portland Public Schools.

Average Democratic margin of victory in Oregon statewide elections: 2000 to 2024. Largest margins for attorney general and senate. Smallest for governor.

Winning vote share in Oregon gubernatorial elections

The Oregon Health Authority recently updated data on the total number of marriages and divorces. Here are the trends going back to 1945.

One way to think about this is to consider the ratio of kindergartners to 12th graders. Number of kindergartners per 100 12th graders 2010: 88 2020: 92 2026: 74

Chris Dudley has now officially filed for Oregon governor. Here are the updated counts of Democratic and Republican candidates.

The Oregon Department of Education recently released updated public school enrollment totals. Here are the trends by grade from 2010 to 2026.

As of today (Feb 12), 54 Democrats and 46 Republicans have filed for the 2026 primary election for the Oregon House of Representatives.

Christine Drazan's 2022 primary election vote share in Multnomah County.

Some context: -Younger and NAV voters register through Motor Voter at higher rates -Younger and older partisans lean more Dem -The decline in Dem share is partly demographic turnover: older Dems aging out and young NAVs replacing them, many who might’ve registered Dem pre–MV

Oregon Health Authority has preliminary abortion numbers out for 2025. Here number of abortions in Oregon since 1989.

For likely the first time -- and at least since the 1950s -- Tillamook County has more Republicans than Democrats.

Changes in Oregon party registration since the 2022 primary election: NAV +139,588 Ind. Party of Oregon +17,600 Republican +203 Democrat -32,405

Oregon's monthly voter registration numbers are out today. Here are the month-over-month changes. Total: +3,849 NAV: +3,771 Ind. Party of Oregon: +215 Other +144 Democrat -101 Republican -180

Hispanic population in the Portland metro area: 1990 to 2020

Asian population in the Portland area: 1990 to 2020

Black population in the Portland area: 1990 to 2020

Share of Americans born in their state of residence Nationally, 57% are born in their state of residence. In Oregon, it is 46%.

Preliminary birth and death totals for 2025 came out this week from the Oregon Health Authority. These will change some before being finalized, but it appears that, for the sixth year, more people died than were born in Oregon.

Preliminary birth and death totals for 2025 came out this week from the Oregon Health Authority. These will change some before being finalized, but it appears that, for the sixth year, more people died than were born in Oregon.

The preliminary February 2026 consumer sentiment numbers are out today from the University of Michigan. Here are the monthly changes by party. Democrat 46.7 (+5.7) Independent 48.7 (-2.1) Republican 93.6 (-3.2)

Violent crime in Portland from 2015 to 2025, including homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association. The 2025 numbers came out today.

The Major Cities Chiefs Association today released its end-of-year violent crime comparisons for 2025 vs. 2024. Violent crime declined in most cities. It declined 3% in Portland.

15 years ago, the birth rates in Portland and Multnomah County were only slightly less than those in Oregon and the United States. Now they (and the PPS area) are far less.

Today, the Portland Police Bureau released its quarterly report on the number and racial profile of traffic stops. In 2025 Q4, Portland police stopped 5,028 drivers, the fewest of any quarter this year. 47% were drivers of color.

Jo Rae Perkins, the two-time Republican nominee for US Senate in Oregon, has withdrawn from the CD5 election and filed to run for Senate again.

It's the season for political candidates in Oregon to talk about how many generations their families have been in the state. But the new Census numbers are a good reminder that fewer than half of Oregonians were born here.

The new Census estimates about race in Oregon. 1) Percentage of people of color by Oregon county

The new Census estimates about race and age in Oregon. This is the percentage of people of color among those ages <18 (gray) and 18+ (blue) by Oregon county.

The new Census estimates about age in Oregon. 1) There are 21 Oregon counties where the population of seniors (ages 65+) exceeds the population of children (<18).

Updated college attainment trends in Oregon by age and gender.

Updated birth trends from the Census numbers that came out this week. 1) Oregon and metro area counties

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Pretty telling about the state of things that the two time Republican nominee for US Senate and current CD5 candidate, Jo Rae Perkins, doesn't even get a mention in this article. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

As of today, three of the four Democrats named in this article do not have primary opponents: Sen. Sollman - no primary opponent Rep. Levy - no primary opponent Rep. Pham -- Pham is yet to file, but no other Democrat has filed Rep. Nguyen -- one other Democrat has filed for the primary

Updated consumer sentiment numbers from the University of Michigan are out today. Here are the monthly changes by party. Democrat 41.0 (+5.5) Independent 50.8 (-0.4) Republican 96.8 (+8.9)

More here from @jonathanmbach.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Today, the US Census released new data on the number of people who have moved into and out of Oregon. Below are the totals for out-migration, in-migration, and net migration. The top five states Oregonians moved to were Washington, California, Texas, Arizona, and Utah.

Here are the number of filed candidates for Oregon governor as of today. This does not include Tina Kotek, who is running but has not yet filed. It does include Ed Diehl (R), who filed today.

Oregon Republican Party registration totals by age. This includes all registered Republicans and those who have voted in 2 or more of the last 4 general and primary elections.

A comparison of Chris Dudley's and Christine Drazan's 2010 and 2022 elections. Negative values (red) are counties where Dudley did relatively better. This is just the two-party (Dem and Rep) results to make the elections more comparable, since 2022 had an independent candidate.

I'm restarting my oregonat100.bsky.social ‬account, which follows Oregon news from the past. I'll be following 1933. Today's story is about the ongoing conflict between commercial fishing and sports fishing on the Columbia River. Past years at x.com/OregonAt100

Update on Oregon House of Representatives candidate filings. There are 89 candidates. 49 Democrats and 40 Republicans. There are 21 districts with no Democrats and 26 districts with no Republicans. There are 5 districts with neither a Democrat nor a Republican.

Since 2020, here is the relationship between the change in voter registration and the Hispanic populations in Oregon counties.

Oregon last voted on opening the primary elections to nonaffiliated and third-party voters in 2008 and 2014. Voters rejected both measures strongly. However, if these measures go to voters in 2026, they will face a very different electorate. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...