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By The Numbers: The Region Votes Its Fate, Richard A. Clucas, Alton Straub
By The Numbers: The Region Votes Its Fate, Richard A. Clucas, Alton Straub
Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications
The author examined how the residents in the five-county region of the metropolitan area (Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill) voted in the 2004 general election on selected ballot measures in order to understand the political values of the neighborhoods in which we live. Using geographic information systems (GIS), we mapped the distribution of votes by election precinct on what we thought were three of the most revealing measures: the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages (Measure 36), the initiative requiring state and local governments to pay landowners when land-use restrictions reduce property value (Measure 37), and the constitutional amendment limiting …