This website is the beginning of a work of resources.

This work may eventually become a complete collection of resources for political districts within Oregon. 

The first step is establishing the sources of data.

Oregon Secretary of State - State District Maps
Link to Secretary of State GIS (all Oregon Rep/Senate/US Congress).

Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Elected officials can easily be found through any search engine search (like Google), and usually in Wikipedia, Ballotpedia, and Project Vote Smart.  Many can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Additional resource sites:

• Vote411.org
• LocalVictory.com
• USElections.com
• TheOregonPolitico.com
• FreedomSpeaks.com
• OpenSecrets.org
• ImagineElection.com

Elections history can be found at Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division Elections History.  Precinct abstracts of results are usually available on the County Elections office websites.

Candidate filings and campaign finance (contributions and expenditures) data is available through the ORESTAR system.

Much elections history is also available in the Oregon Blue Book.

Census Demographic data is available from the US Census Bureau Fact Finder.

NPR has posted an interactive map showing foreclosure rates, unemployment rates, and medium houshold income.

Map Gallery of Religion in the United States.

Data comparing school districts and examing school funding and performance can be found at the Open Books Project website.  Raw data and other information about school districts can be found at the Oregon Department of Education website.

Civic & Social organizations (Each link below is to a site where you can locate clubs in your area.  Note that some clubs are open to visitors at any time, while others, like the Grange, require that you be invited to attend the meeting.  In all cases, you should contact someone at the club, if possible, before arriving at a meeting.):

• The Grange
• Lions Clubs
• Kiwanis Clubs
• Eagles Aeries
• Rotary Clubs
• Toastmasters Clubs
• Optimists Clubs
• Soroptimists Clubs
• Elks Lodges
• Moose Chapters
• Knights of Columbus
• Freemason Lodges
• American Legion Posts
• Veterans of Foregin Wars
• Scottish Rite Masons
• Newcomers Clubs & Moms Clubs
• Odd Fellows Jurisdictions & Lodges
• Jobs Daughters
• DeMolay Chapters
• Mensa Local Groups

Locations of Senior Centers with meal programs.

Listing of Media in the Oregon Blue Book.