Although the City of Portland did not have districts before the 2024 election cycle, we think it is valuable to see historic voting trends in the geographic areas that are now districts. These data show voter participation specifically in City-level elections for City Councilors and Mayors. Currently, we only show data for presidential year general elections between 2008 and 2024. We are working to add data from additional election years, as well as primary election data.

There has been a persistent gap in voter participation between District 1 and Portland's other districts. Between 2008 - 2024, Portlanders in District 1 participated in local elections at a rate of about 10 to 20 percentage points less than Portlanders in other districts. As a result, voters in outer East Portland have not held as much influence over mayoral and city council elections as voters from other parts of the city.