Oregon
State services
To address the continuing threat of terrorism and to work with the federal Department of Homeland Security (created in 2002 following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001), homeland security in Oregon in 2003 operated under the authority of the governor; the state police superintendent was designated as the state homeland security advisor.
Special offices within the governor's office include the Office of the Citizens' Representative, the state Affirmative Action Office, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The Oregon Government Ethics commission is a citizens' panel, established in 1974, to investigate conflicts of interest involving public officials and to levy civil penalties for infractions. Responsibility for educational matters is divided among the Board of Education, which oversees
Oregon's Presidential Vote by Political Parties, 1948–2000
| YEAR | ELECTORAL VOTE | OREGON WINNER | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | PROGRESSIVE | SOCIALIST | LIBERTARIAN |
| * Won US presidential election. | |||||||
| 1948 | 6 | Dewey (R | 243,147 | 260,904 | 14,978 | 5,051 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | *Eisenhower (R) | 270,579 | 420,815 | 3,665 | — | — |
| 1956 | 6 | Eisenhower (R) | 329,204 | 406,393 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 6 | Nixon (R | 367,402 | 408,065 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 6 | *Johnson (D) | 501,017 | 282,779 | — | — | — |
| AMERICAN IND. | |||||||
| 1968 | 6 | *Nixon (R) | 358,866 | 408,433 | — | 49,683 | — |
| AMERICAN | |||||||
| 1972 | 6 | *Nixon (R) | 392,760 | 486,686 | — | 46,211 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | Ford (R | 490,407 | 492,120 | — | — | — |
| CITIZENS | |||||||
| 1980 | 6 | *Reagan (R) | 456,890 | 571,044 | — | 13,642 | 25,838 |
| 1984 | 7 | *Reagan (R) | 536,479 | 685,700 | — | — | — |
| NEW ALLIANCE | |||||||
| 1988 | 7 | Dukakis (D) | 678,367 | 483,423 | 2,985 | — | 6,261 |
| IND. (Perot) | |||||||
| 1992 | 7 | *Clinton (D) | 621,314 | 475,757 | 3,030 | 354,091 | 4,277 |
| GREEN | |||||||
| 1996 | 7 | *Clinton (D) | 649,641 | 538,152 | 49,415 | 121,221 | 8,903 |
| IND. (Buchanan) | |||||||
| 2000 | 7 | Gore (D) | 720,342 | 713,577 | 77,357 | 7,063 | 7,447 |
primary and secondary schools and community colleges; the Board of Higher Education, which controls the state college and university system; and the Educational Coordinating Commission, which monitors programs and advises the governor and legislature on policy. The economy is guided by the departments of agriculture, consumer and business services, revenue, and economic development.
State highways, airfields, and public transit systems are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, which is headed by an appointed commission. The largest state agency is the Department of Human Resources; nearly one-fourth of the state's budget and work force is committed to this department's 250 programs, which include corrections, children's services, adult and family services, health, mental health, and vocational rehabilitation. State agencies involved in environmental matters include the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Land Conservation and Development, and the departments of Energy, Forestry, Fish and Wildlife, and Water Resources. State-owned lands are administered through the Land Board.