Aloha, OR is a small city in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon. It is known for its vibrant neighborhoods and strong sense of community. Politically, Aloha has always been a progressive and forward-thinking town, with citizens who are passionate about electing leaders that will best represent their interests. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as the chief executive and the council members acting as legislative bodies. The current mayor is John Cook and there are five city council members representing various districts in Aloha. Residents have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending town hall meetings and engaging in important conversations about upcoming initiatives or legislation. There is an active local political scene in Aloha with many candidates running for office every year, giving residents plenty of opportunities to be involved in their local government.
The political climate in Aloha, OR is moderately liberal.
Washington County, OR is very liberal. In Washington County, OR 65.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.5% to 30.9%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aloha, OR is moderately liberal.
Washington County, Oregon is very liberal.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Aloha, 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 Aloha, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,781 contributions totaling $742,129 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,665 contributions totaling $264,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)