× Rural Oregonians who want to move border with Idaho say they ‘no longer recognize’ their own state By Douglas Perry, oregonlive.com Share: Some people in the eastern and southern parts of Oregon worry that their way of life is disappearing. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian) PORTLAND — Thousands of people in eastern and southern Oregon want to leave the state — so long as they don’t have to pack up and go anywhere. In May, five rural counties — Baker, Grant, Lake, Malheur and Sherman — voted to study moving the border so they would become part of neighboring Idaho. They joined Jefferson and Union counties, both of which voted last November to look into switching to the Gem State.