In perhaps more good news for conservative states as they try to gain seats in the House of Representatives and secure better, non-woke governance for themselves, the Greater Idaho movement appears to be gaining steam in its effort to break away from far-left Oregon and join much more sane and farther-right Idaho.
As background, Greater Idaho movement is an attempt from 13 states in the western part of Oregon, a far more conservative region than the extremely woke coastal counties, to secede from Oregon and attach themselves to Idaho. The movement has been ongoing since 2020, when Antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters wreaked havoc in the state, which did little to stop them.
But while it has been ongoing for awhile, it got a big boost in early February of 2025, as Fox News Digital has reported, when Idaho state Rep. Mark Owens (R-Malheur) introduced HB 3844, which creates and directs a state-level task force to see how the Idaho border could be relocated to include the 13 Oregon counties that want to secede.
Commenting on the situation to Fox News Digital, Greater Idaho executive director Matt McCaw noted, “This movement has always been about the people of Eastern Oregon, getting their voice heard and helping those communities get the kind of state-level governance they actually want.”
Continuing, he used the left’s usual “democracy” support against it, noting that it would be true democracy for Oregon to allow its discontented western counties to leave and become the eastern part of Idaho. He said, “If the Oregon Legislature truly believes in democracy, they will honor those voters’ wishes and move forward on making a border change happen.”
Also commenting on the matter was the Greater Idaho movement’s president, Mike McCarter, who said, in a legislative document, “We are encouraged to see the representatives of Eastern Oregon coming together to advocate for their voters by bringing these bills to the Legislature. The people of Eastern Oregon have made clear they want to explore moving the border and joining Idaho.”
Further, he noted that the movement is about representing the real views and voices of the discontented counties, saying, “This movement has always been about the people of Eastern Oregon, getting their voice heard and helping those communities get the kind of state-level governance they actually want.”
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In a page on its site explaining if the move is possible, Greater Idaho said, “Yes, it’s constitutional, and state lines have been moved before. The last time the Oregon state line was moved was 1958, although that was a small adjustment. West Virginia was admitted to the Union in June 1863. Later, the Virginia/West Virginia border was moved in August 1863 to annex Berkeley County to West Virginia, and then again in November 1863 to annex Jefferson County.”
Continuing, and connecting that history to the state of things in Oregon and Idaho, it added, “In Oregon so far, 11 counties have voted in favor of moving the border. Polling is strong in western Oregon and in Idaho. Visit our homepage to read why we believe that both state legislatures should want to approve this plan.”
Watch members of the Greater Idaho movement engage in a counter-protest to express their views here:
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video