is helped by Multnomah County, which has given the Democratic nominee over 70% of the vote in every election since 2004. References External links Metro government website Portland MSA 2010 Census numbers from the Population Resource Center pdx.edu/media/p/r/PRC_2007_Population_Report2_rev.pdf of key urban planning documents on the Portland Metropolitan area, at Portland State University Regions of Oregon Regions of Washington (state) Metropolitan areas of Oregon Metropolitan areas of Washington (state) Combined statistical areas of the United States