Measures 66 & 67 redux – precinct breakdown

Nearly half the precincts in Bend voted to approve Measure 66 last month, while 7 precincts out of Bend’s total of 19 precincts voted yes to Measure 67.

Due to lopsided “no” votes in the city’s richest areas, though, both measures went down by 53 percent to 47 percent margins. That contrasts with Deschutes County which drubbed both measures by 59 percent to 41 percent margins.

Thanks, however, to the good folks in the Portland area, where the vast majority of Oregonians live, both measures passed easily.

Measure 66 boosts income taxes on households making more than $250,000 per year. Measure 67 increases the minimum corporate tax from $10 to $150.

On Measure 66, the precincts voting in favor include:

Precinct 1: The downtown area west to 12th St.
Precinct 4: The southern portion of downtown including the Old Mill District.
Precinct 6: The northeast industrial areas from Revere up to Empire avenues.
Precinct 7: The far west side from Galveston/Skyliners north to Summit Drive, which includes the West Hills and Northwest Crossing.
Precinct 9: The area around Pilot Butte.
Precinct 27: Southwest side, south of Galveston from the Deschutes River to Mt. Washington Dr.
Precinct 32: Central-east side from roughly Third St. to 12th St. and from Reed Market to Revere.
Precinct 34: The area around St. Charles Medical Center.
Precinct 46: Area around Mountain View High School.

Now, the precincts that contain Bend’s wealthiest neighborhoods slammed both measures. They include:

Precinct 35: Awbrey Butte. Measure 66 went down 70 percent to 30 percent. Measure 67 was defeated 68 percent to 32 percent.
Precinct 47: Broken Top and Sunrise Village areas. Measures 66 and 67 were defeated by 61 percent to 39 percent margins.

Class warfare lives on. The rich won in Bend, but they lost statewide.

Link to precinct vote totals in Deschutes County: http://www.deschutes.org/electionresults/20100126canvass.pdf

Link to Bend precinct map: http://www.deschutes.org/download.cfm?DownloadFile=863EA836-9027-D5E6-3D9FA699A76B587B