Greater Idaho movement

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The Greater Idaho movement is an effort in the United States for counties east of the Oregon Cascades to secede from the state of Oregon and join Idaho. It is primarily led by conservative dissatisfaction with the liberal lean of the geographically small but more heavily populated northwestern region of Oregon, driven by the Portland area and other cities in the Willamette Valley; proponents argue that the rural eastern counties have more in common with Idaho, and are not adequately represented in Oregon's state politics. For this change to be accomplished legally, it would first require approval by local voters via ballot measures, followed by approval from the state legislatures of both Oregon and Idaho, then final approval from the U.S Congress. As of July 2024, thirteen counties in Oregon had approved ballot measures in favor of Greater Idaho, but Umatilla County, home to Hermiston, Pendleton, and 20% of the population that is proposed to join Idaho, has never had the issue reach the...

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