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The photo was taken in connection with the protests in Portland. Stock Photography.
The unusually uniform presidential elections shed light on a divided America.
While urban areas are known for voting democratically, the Republican Party has strong support outside of cities. This has upset rural Oregonians who do not like the policies that affect them being controlled from the liberal city of Portland.
Now residents of the two conservative Union and Jefferson counties hope to avoid being controlled by environmentally conscious people on the West Coast. On Tuesday, they voted to leave their state and instead join deeply conservative neighbor Idaho to the east.
Oregon voted, as expected, for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in this year’s presidential election. The state has not voted for a Republican president since 1984. Neighboring Idaho, on the other hand, has voted Republicans since 1968.
For the state change to take place, state and congressional approval is required, which is considered highly unlikely.
