Corvallis, Oregon is a vibrant city with an active political scene. Many local organizations and individuals are involved in advocating for the interests of the community. The Corvallis City Council is made up of nine elected officials who work to craft policy that reflects the values of the citizens. Residents can get involved by attending council meetings, joining community groups, or volunteering on campaigns for local political candidates. With numerous issues to address ranging from education to sustainability, there is always something to do in Corvallis politics.
The political climate in Corvallis, OR is strongly liberal.
Benton County, OR is very liberal. In Benton County, OR 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.2%.
Benton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Corvallis, OR is strongly liberal.
Benton County, Oregon is very liberal.
Corvallis Metro Area is very liberal.
Oregon is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Corvallis, Oregon: d D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Corvallis, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,091 contributions totaling $1,458,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,308 contributions totaling $204,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)