PDX Parent Reader Favorites: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the PDX Parent Reader Favorites and who runs it?

PDX Parent Reader Favorites is an annual reader's poll run by PDX Parent, a publication based in Portland, Oregon. Readers choose from the Portland favorites on a ballot hosted by the organizer itself, which keeps the voting page and the publication under one address at pdxparent.com. The ballot's own introduction frames the poll as a way to learn "which Portland favorites won in our annual reader's poll."

Because the publication hosts the ballot itself, the same organizer runs the voting step and publishes the winners list. Readers who arrive from a search should confirm that the address begins with pdxparent.com/reader-favorites/ before they enter anything, since that is the address this program uses for voting. The Reader Favorites is one of several Oregon best-of ballots, and the neighbouring polls are compared in the fourth section below.

Which editions of the Reader Favorites are confirmed, and when did the 2026 winners post?

Two editions are confirmed for the Reader Favorites, one for 2025 and one for 2026. Both appear on the organizer's ballot page, and the page labels the poll as annual, which means it presents a yearly ballot rather than a single one-off poll. The most recent winners list is headed March 1, 2026, and beneath that heading the publication carries the line "The voters have spoken!"

Neither voting period has a start day printed on the page, and the 2026 closing day is missing as well, so a reader has to take the window from the live ballot itself. The page carries no 2027 date. A reader who wants the 2026 timing should compare the headed date with the live page rather than assume any other month.

How does a reader vote on the Reader Favorites today?

Voting is a public web ballot on the organizer's own site. A reader opens the ballot address, selects the Portland favorites offered on the live page, and submits the picks. The ballot text presents a poll that readers answer directly, and the publication's staff then write up the winners once the results are in.

The vote limit, the one-vote-per-day rule and eligibility are not stated on the ballot page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle. A reader who needs those rules should not assume them from another Portland poll.

Supporters who want to back a favorite should use the ballot address shown above and nothing else, since that is the link the program lists for voting. The publication's staff handle the winners announcement, so readers who want the outcome should return to the same page once the reader vote has closed.

How does this Portland ballot sit beside its Oregon neighbours?

The Reader Favorites sits in a group of six Oregon best-of ballots that share a vertical but not an organizer. Best of Portland covers the same city, while Best of Eugene and the Eugene Community's Choice Awards focus on a second market. The Mid-Valley and Bend polls and the Coast Weekend Readers' Choice Awards in Astoria complete the group.

The Reader Favorites is run by PDX Parent, while Best of Portland appears under its own name in the state list, so a reader comparing the two should check each organizer and address separately. Readers who want a second Oregon market can start with the Eugene ballot, which follows the same reader-vote pattern without sharing a publisher.

How can a supporter help a favorite get more reader votes?

A supporter's options on a public reader poll are limited to sharing the ballot address, reminding readers who follow the publication, and voting only where the rules allow it. The ballot page credits Hopscotch for its courtesy line, so any help a reader gives should point to the ballot address rather than a third-party link. For broader steps on spreading a nominee's ballot through friends and local groups, read the guide to getting more votes online. The Reader Favorites ballot text is silent on third-party vote sellers, so the live rules, not a seller's pitch, should settle what a supporter may do before any spending starts.