Fact Sheet
Oregon Should Restore Voting Rights to Over 13,000 Citizens
Often viewed as a politically progressive state, Oregon’s disenfranchisement of incarcerated people disproportionately harms Black citizens.
Related to: Voting Rights, Racial Justice, State Advocacy
In Oregon, 13,302 adults do not have the right to vote because they are incarcerated in prison or jail due to a felony conviction. Oregon’s rate of felony disenfranchisement—affecting 43 in every 10,000 voting eligible adults—is higher than that of neighboring Washington (31 in 10,000) and California (38 in 10,000).
Oregon’s disenfranchisement of incarcerated people disproportionately harms Black citizens. While 2.3% of Oregon’s population is Black, 9.2% of its eligible voters who are banned from voting are Black.
