Very odd article. Would have been helpful to include that Gresham is:
- OR& #39;s 4th largest city
- Shares a boarder with Portland
- 38% communities of color
- Only 21% of voters are registered Republicans
- Clinton won the city by 12-points in 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/us/portland-political-chasm-protests-unrest.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/0...
- OR& #39;s 4th largest city
- Shares a boarder with Portland
- 38% communities of color
- Only 21% of voters are registered Republicans
- Clinton won the city by 12-points in 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/us/portland-political-chasm-protests-unrest.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/0...
It& #39;s a small difference, but Gresham is even more dense than Portland:
Gresham: 110,165 pop / 23.64 sq miles = 4,660 per sq mile
Portland: 652,575 pop / 145 sq miles = 4,5001 per sq mile
Gresham: 110,165 pop / 23.64 sq miles = 4,660 per sq mile
Portland: 652,575 pop / 145 sq miles = 4,5001 per sq mile
Also says that "Portland and its surrounding area" make up 60% of the states population. No idea where this comes from. Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties are 43% of state& #39;s population. Adding Yamhill and Columbia only brings it up to 47%.
Title of the article is a "Chasm Grows Between Portland the the Rest of the State."
According to the NYT the "rest of the state" is limited to Gresham--a city that boarders PDX, is racially diverse, Democratic and voted solidly Clinton--and Sandy, the next town over.
Good grief
According to the NYT the "rest of the state" is limited to Gresham--a city that boarders PDX, is racially diverse, Democratic and voted solidly Clinton--and Sandy, the next town over.
Good grief