Portland voters overwhelmingly approve of plan to ban homeless street camping, poll finds

Local polling firm DHM Research was commissioned by business leaders to gauge Portlanders’ thoughts on the plan being debated before city council Thursday.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Voters in the Portland area are fed up with the state of homelessness in the city and overwhelmingly approve Mayor Ted Wheeler’s plan to ban unsanctioned public camping, according to a poll commissioned last month.

The study was conducted by local independent polling firm DHM Research and commissioned by the Portland Business Alliance, a coalition of local business leaders that has been clear about its support for the plan.

DHM polled 400 registered voters in Portland either by phone

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