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-Political opinions in Oregon are geographically split by the [[Cascade Range]], with [[Western Oregon]] being more [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] and [[Eastern Oregon]] being [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/politics_of_place_in_northeast.html |website = The Oregonian |title = Politics of Place: In northeastern Oregon, politics revolve around natural resources |author = Kost, Ryan |date = May 5, 2012 |access-date = April 17, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170525074216/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/politics_of_place_in_northeast.html |archive-date = May 25, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> In a 2008 analysis of the 2004 presidential election, a political analyst found that according to the application of a [[Likert scale]], Oregon boasted both the most liberal Kerry voters and the most conservative Bush voters, making it the most politically polarized state in the country.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/05/oregon-swing-state-or-latte-drinking.html |agency = FiveThirtyEight.com |first = Nate |last = Silver |author-link = Nate Silver |title = Oregon: Swing state or latte-drinking, Prius-driving lesbian commune? |date = May 17, 2008 |access-date = February 24, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100307020113/http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/05/oregon-swing-state-or-latte-drinking.html |archive-date = March 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref> The base of Democratic support is largely concentrated in the urban centers of the Willamette Valley. The eastern two-thirds of the state beyond the Cascade Mountains typically votes Republican; in 2000 and [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], [[George W. Bush]] carried every county east of the Cascades. However, the region's sparse population means the more populous counties in the Willamette Valley usually outweigh the eastern counties in statewide elections.
+Political opinions in Oregon are geographically split by the [[Cascade Range]], with [[Western Oregon]] being more [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] and [[Eastern Oregon]] being [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/politics_of_place_in_northeast.html |website = The Oregonian |title = Politics of Place: In northeastern Oregon, politics revolve around natural resources |author = Kost, Ryan |date = May 5, 2012 |access-date = April 17, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170525074216/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/politics_of_place_in_northeast.html |archive-date = May 25, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> In a 2008 analysis of the 2004 presidential election, a political analyst found that according to the application of a [[Likert scale]], Oregon boasted both the most liberal Kerry voters and the most conservative Bush voters, making it the most politically polarized state in the country.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/05/oregon-swing-state-or-latte-drinking.html |agency = FiveThirtyEight.com |first = Nate |last = Silver |author-link = Nate Silver |title = Oregon: Swing state or latte-drinking, Prius-driving lesbian commune? |date = May 17, 2008 |access-date = February 24, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100307020113/http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/05/oregon-swing-state-or-latte-drinking.html |archive-date = March 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref> The base of Democratic support is largely concentrated in the urban centers of the Willamette Valley. The eastern two-thirds of the state beyond the Cascade Mountains typically votes Republican; in 2000 and [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], George W. Bush carried every county east of the Cascades. However, the region's sparse population means the more populous counties in the Willamette Valley usually outweigh the eastern counties in statewide elections.
 In 2008, for instance, Republican Senate incumbent [[Gordon H. Smith]] lost his bid for a third term, even though he [[2008 United States Senate election in Oregon|carried all but eight counties]]. His Democratic challenger, Jeff Merkley, won Multnomah County by 142,000 votes, more than double the overall margin of victory. Oregonians have voted for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential candidate in every election since 1988. In 2004 and 2006, Democrats won control of the State Senate, and then the House. Since 2023, Oregon has been represented by four Democrats and two [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. Since 2009, the state has had two Democratic U.S. senators, [[Ron Wyden]] and [[Jeff Merkley]]. Oregon voters have elected Democratic governors in every election since 1986, most recently electing [[Tina Kotek]] over Republican [[Christine Drazan]] and Independent [[Betsy Johnson]] in the 2022 gubernatorial election.