Johnson City, OR is a small but vibrant city that prides itself on its commitment to community involvement and local politics. The city’s political system is largely organized under the organizational umbrella of Johnson County, which has a five-member board of commissioners elected by the residents of the county. Each commissioner is elected for a two-year term and serves as an advocate for their respective district within Johnson County. Additionally, there are several other elected officials including a mayor, treasurer, auditor, and assessor that are responsible for managing the daily operations of the city. While Johnson City does not have any members of Congress or state legislators representing its citizens directly in those bodies, it does have access to various state representatives that work with local government to ensure representation in regional matters. As such, Johnson City's residents can be assured of continued representation in both local and regional politics.
The political climate in Johnson City, OR is leaning liberal.
Clackamas County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Clackamas County, OR 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clackamas county remained strongly Democratic, 54.0% to 42.9%.
Clackamas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Johnson City, OR is leaning liberal.
Clackamas County, Oregon is somewhat 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.
Johnson City, Oregon: r r 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 Johnson City, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,991 contributions totaling $168,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 261 contributions totaling $178,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $685 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)