Small potatoes: Oregon county backs away from Greater Idaho fantasy
Wallowa County in Oregon has decided to abandon its support for the Greater Idaho movement, which aimed to transfer parts of Oregon to Idaho. This decision reverses a previous measure from 2023 that narrowly passed. The movement's advocates claim they remain undeterred despite the challenges of actually changing state borders.
- ▪Wallowa County voters have overturned their support for the Greater Idaho movement.
- ▪The previous measure supporting the movement passed by only seven votes in 2023.
- ▪Changing state borders would require approval from both state legislatures and Congress, which is unlikely.
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Small potatoes: Oregon county backs away from Greater Idaho fantasy Jason Weisberger 8:02 am Thu May 21, 2026 LOOKOUT PASS, IDAHO, USA - September 1, 2018: Traffic drives past the Welcome to Idaho sign on Interstate 90 at the Idaho - Montana border Turns out "becoming Idaho" gets less exciting once someone mentions wages, infrastructure, and math. The long-running dream of peeling conservative chunks off Oregon and gluing them onto Idaho just lost a little starch, as Wallowa County voters decided they were done entertaining the Greater Idaho fantasy and its twice-yearly ritual of pretending county commissioners can redraw state lines. The vote overturns a 2023 measure that supported the so-called "Greater Idaho movement." The measure three years ago passed by seven votes.
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