Forest Grove, OR is a small yet vibrant town with a strong sense of community. It is home to an active local government that works hard to provide for the needs of its citizens. The mayor and city council of Forest Grove are elected by the people and work together to make decisions that will serve the best interests of the town. They are responsible for setting policy, approving budgets, and implementing laws. There is also an active involvement from citizens in local politics as they have the ability to speak up and share their opinions at city council meetings or through online platforms such as social media. By engaging with their representatives, citizens can help ensure that their voices are heard and issues addressed.
The political climate in Forest Grove, 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
Forest Grove, 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.
Forest Grove, 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 Forest Grove, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,363 contributions totaling $97,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 255 contributions totaling $45,974 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)