The city of Astoria, OR is a bustling coastal town located in Clatsop County. As of 2019, Astoria had a population of just over 10,000 people. The politics of Astoria are centered around the local government and its elected officials. Local leaders are responsible for creating policies that benefit and protect the citizens of Astoria and ensure that the city continues to thrive. City council meetings are held regularly to discuss issues facing the community ranging from public safety to economic development initiatives. There is also a strong emphasis on civic engagement with local politicians holding town hall meetings and other events that allow citizens to voice their opinions. The politics in Astoria strive to create an environment where everyone can participate in creating a vibrant community.
The political climate in Astoria, OR is leaning liberal.
Clatsop County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Clatsop County, OR 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clatsop county remained strongly Democratic, 54.0% to 42.7%.
Clatsop county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Astoria, OR is leaning liberal.
Clatsop County, Oregon is somewhat liberal.
Astoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Astoria, 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 Astoria, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,673 contributions totaling $185,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $18,109 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)