The politics in Cedar Hills, Oregon are largely focused on local issues that affect the community and its residents. Cedar Hills is part of Washington County, and the county has a Board of Commissioners that makes decisions concerning a wide range of topics, from transportation to land use. Local elections are held every two years for school board representatives and other city council positions. In addition to elected officials, there are several advisory boards in Cedar Hills including the Budget Committee and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that provide guidance to the City Council. The City Council also works closely with local businesses, organizations, and citizens to ensure that all stakeholders have their voices heard when it comes to making decisions about the city's resources. In Cedar Hills, it is important for citizens to stay informed about local politics in order to effectively advocate for their needs and those of their neighbors.
The political climate in Cedar Hills, 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
Cedar Hills, 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.
Cedar Hills, 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 Cedar Hills, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,199 contributions totaling $811,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 664 contributions totaling $879,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)