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[[Image:Oregon_State_Flag_(Back).gif|thumb|right|The back of the state flag of Oregon.]]
'''Eastern Oregon''' is the eastern region of [[Oregon]]. The boundaries of what is considered to be Eastern Oregon vary based on the context. Eastern Oregon is not a formally recognized separate geographic entity. The most common definition of Eastern Oregon is the entire area east of the [[Cascade Range|Cascade mountain range]]. For some, Eastern Oregon refers only to the eight easternmost counties.
==Liberal Portland versus Conservative Eastern and Southwestern Oregon==
The high [[population density]] northwest areas of the state (Portland, [[Eugene]], and Salem on the [[Left Coast]] of Oregon) are very [[liberal]] leaning especially in the area of [[environmentalism]]. The southwest area of the state (such as the [[Rogue Valley]], Josephine County and Jackson County) and the portion east of the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]] are very conservative. Hence, [[Eastern Oregon]] ([[Palouse]], Harney Basin, High Desert, Treasure Valley and East Central Oregon) is considered to be part of the [[conservative]] [[American Redoubt]] area of the United States.
==Conservative Politics==
Although Oregon has been a [[blue state]] in presidential elections since 1988, Eastern Oregon is one of the major conservative [[red state]] parts of Oregon along with Southwest Oregon. It had been a [[red state]] from 1964 to 1984. For example, in the 2012 Presidential election, [[Mitt Romney]] received at least 60% of the vote in every county in Eastern Oregon.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=41&year=2012 US Election Atlas, Oregon 2012 Presidential Election. US Election Atlas.</ref>
==51st State of America?==
Conservative secessionist movements exist for Eastern Oregon to [[secede]] and join the [[United States]] as a 51st state.<ref>Wright, Phil, [http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=76761 Group eyes Eastern Oregon as 51st state], East Oregonian, Published April 25, 2008.</ref> This [[secession]] movement is similar to other Northwest secession proposals such as the conservative [[Jefferson (Pacific state)|Jefferson]] (far [[Northern California]] and [[Southwestern Oregon]]) and conservative [[Lincoln (Northwest state)|Lincoln]] ([[Northern Idaho]] and [[Eastern Washington]]).
==Eastern Oregon Elected Officials==
===Federal===
* Rep. [[David Wu]] [D, OR-01]
* Rep. [[Greg Walden]] [R, OR-02]
* Rep. [[Earl Blumenauer]] [D, OR-03]
* Rep. [[Peter DeFazio]] [D, OR-04]
* Rep. [[Kurt Schrader]] [D, OR-05]
==See Also==
* [[American Redoubt]] - [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], Eastern Oregon, [[Eastern Washington]]
* [[Backwoods Home Magazine]] - [[Dave Duffy]]
==Further reading==
* Corning, Howard McKinley, ed. ''Dictionary of Oregon History.'' (2d ed. 1989). 281 pp.
* Dodds, Gordon B. ''The American Northwest: A History of Oregon and Washington.'' (1986). 359 pp.
* Dodds, Gordon B. ''Oregon: A Bicentennial History.'' (1977). 240 pp., popular history by leading scholar
* Pomeroy, Earl. ''The Pacific Slope: A History of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.'' (1965) 412pp
* Robbins, William G. ''Landscapes of Promise: The Oregon Story, 1800-1940.'' (1997). 392 pp. standard history of the state
* Schwantes, Carlos. ''The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History''. (1996)
===Specialized studies===
* Allan, Stuart; Buckley, Aileen R.; and Meacham, James E. ''Atlas of Oregon.'' (1976). 301 pp.
* Bataille, Connie Hopkins. ''The Oregon Book: Information A to Z.'' (1998). 677 pp.
* Clark, Malcolm, Jr. ''Eden Seekers: The Settlement of Oregon, 1818-1862.'' (1981). 327 pp.
* Douthit, Nathan. ''A Guide to Oregon South Coast History: Traveling the Jedediah Smith Trail.'' (1999). 224 pp.
* Drukman, Mason. ''Wayne Morse: A Political Biography.'' (1997). 545 pp. liberal senator 1945-69
* Drury, Clifford M. ''Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon.'' (2 vol. 1973). 911 pp. pioneer Methodist missionaries massacred by Indians in 1847
* Farmer, Judith A. et al. ''Historical Atlas of Early Oregon.'' (1973). 53pp.
* Heider, Douglas and Dietz, David. ''Legislative Perspectives: A 150-Year History of the Oregon Legislature from 1843 to 1993.'' (1995). 227 pp.
* Johnson, David Alan. ''Founding the Far West: California, Oregon, and Nevada, 1840-1890.'' (1992). 474 pp.
* Lang, William L. and Carriker, Robert C., eds. ''Great River of the West: Essays on the Columbia'' (1999). 181 pp.
* Mason, Thomas L. ''Governing Oregon: An Inside Look at Politics in One American State.'' (1994). 251 pp.
* May, Dean L. ''Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West, 1850-1900.'' (1994). 313 pp. advanced social history of Sublimity, Oregon, and two other towns
* Robinson, Thomas; Gifford, Benjamin and Terrill, Steve, photographer. ''Oregon Then and Now.'' (2000). 192 pp. photo history
* Schwantes, Carlos Arnaldo. ''Hard Traveling: A Portrait of Work Life in the New Northwest.'' (1994). 234 pp. labor history by leading historian
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{USstates}}
[[Category : Oregon]]
[[Category : American Redoubt]]
[[Category : States of the United States]]
[[Category : Survivalism]]
[[Category : Red States]]
[[Category : West Coast of the United States]]
[[Category : Pacific Northwest]]
[[Category : Western United States]]
'''Eastern Oregon''' is the eastern region of [[Oregon]]. The boundaries of what is considered to be Eastern Oregon vary based on the context. Eastern Oregon is not a formally recognized separate geographic entity. The most common definition of Eastern Oregon is the entire area east of the [[Cascade Range|Cascade mountain range]]. For some, Eastern Oregon refers only to the eight easternmost counties.
==Liberal Portland versus Conservative Eastern and Southwestern Oregon==
The high [[population density]] northwest areas of the state (Portland, [[Eugene]], and Salem on the [[Left Coast]] of Oregon) are very [[liberal]] leaning especially in the area of [[environmentalism]]. The southwest area of the state (such as the [[Rogue Valley]], Josephine County and Jackson County) and the portion east of the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]] are very conservative. Hence, [[Eastern Oregon]] ([[Palouse]], Harney Basin, High Desert, Treasure Valley and East Central Oregon) is considered to be part of the [[conservative]] [[American Redoubt]] area of the United States.
==Conservative Politics==
Although Oregon has been a [[blue state]] in presidential elections since 1988, Eastern Oregon is one of the major conservative [[red state]] parts of Oregon along with Southwest Oregon. It had been a [[red state]] from 1964 to 1984. For example, in the 2012 Presidential election, [[Mitt Romney]] received at least 60% of the vote in every county in Eastern Oregon.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=41&year=2012 US Election Atlas, Oregon 2012 Presidential Election. US Election Atlas.</ref>
==51st State of America?==
Conservative secessionist movements exist for Eastern Oregon to [[secede]] and join the [[United States]] as a 51st state.<ref>Wright, Phil, [http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=76761 Group eyes Eastern Oregon as 51st state], East Oregonian, Published April 25, 2008.</ref> This [[secession]] movement is similar to other Northwest secession proposals such as the conservative [[Jefferson (Pacific state)|Jefferson]] (far [[Northern California]] and [[Southwestern Oregon]]) and conservative [[Lincoln (Northwest state)|Lincoln]] ([[Northern Idaho]] and [[Eastern Washington]]).
==Eastern Oregon Elected Officials==
===Federal===
* Rep. [[David Wu]] [D, OR-01]
* Rep. [[Greg Walden]] [R, OR-02]
* Rep. [[Earl Blumenauer]] [D, OR-03]
* Rep. [[Peter DeFazio]] [D, OR-04]
* Rep. [[Kurt Schrader]] [D, OR-05]
==See Also==
* [[American Redoubt]] - [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], Eastern Oregon, [[Eastern Washington]]
* [[Backwoods Home Magazine]] - [[Dave Duffy]]
==Further reading==
* Corning, Howard McKinley, ed. ''Dictionary of Oregon History.'' (2d ed. 1989). 281 pp.
* Dodds, Gordon B. ''The American Northwest: A History of Oregon and Washington.'' (1986). 359 pp.
* Dodds, Gordon B. ''Oregon: A Bicentennial History.'' (1977). 240 pp., popular history by leading scholar
* Pomeroy, Earl. ''The Pacific Slope: A History of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.'' (1965) 412pp
* Robbins, William G. ''Landscapes of Promise: The Oregon Story, 1800-1940.'' (1997). 392 pp. standard history of the state
* Schwantes, Carlos. ''The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History''. (1996)
===Specialized studies===
* Allan, Stuart; Buckley, Aileen R.; and Meacham, James E. ''Atlas of Oregon.'' (1976). 301 pp.
* Bataille, Connie Hopkins. ''The Oregon Book: Information A to Z.'' (1998). 677 pp.
* Clark, Malcolm, Jr. ''Eden Seekers: The Settlement of Oregon, 1818-1862.'' (1981). 327 pp.
* Douthit, Nathan. ''A Guide to Oregon South Coast History: Traveling the Jedediah Smith Trail.'' (1999). 224 pp.
* Drukman, Mason. ''Wayne Morse: A Political Biography.'' (1997). 545 pp. liberal senator 1945-69
* Drury, Clifford M. ''Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon.'' (2 vol. 1973). 911 pp. pioneer Methodist missionaries massacred by Indians in 1847
* Farmer, Judith A. et al. ''Historical Atlas of Early Oregon.'' (1973). 53pp.
* Heider, Douglas and Dietz, David. ''Legislative Perspectives: A 150-Year History of the Oregon Legislature from 1843 to 1993.'' (1995). 227 pp.
* Johnson, David Alan. ''Founding the Far West: California, Oregon, and Nevada, 1840-1890.'' (1992). 474 pp.
* Lang, William L. and Carriker, Robert C., eds. ''Great River of the West: Essays on the Columbia'' (1999). 181 pp.
* Mason, Thomas L. ''Governing Oregon: An Inside Look at Politics in One American State.'' (1994). 251 pp.
* May, Dean L. ''Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West, 1850-1900.'' (1994). 313 pp. advanced social history of Sublimity, Oregon, and two other towns
* Robinson, Thomas; Gifford, Benjamin and Terrill, Steve, photographer. ''Oregon Then and Now.'' (2000). 192 pp. photo history
* Schwantes, Carlos Arnaldo. ''Hard Traveling: A Portrait of Work Life in the New Northwest.'' (1994). 234 pp. labor history by leading historian
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{USstates}}
[[Category : Oregon]]
[[Category : American Redoubt]]
[[Category : States of the United States]]
[[Category : Survivalism]]
[[Category : Red States]]
[[Category : West Coast of the United States]]
[[Category : Pacific Northwest]]
[[Category : Western United States]]