Sherwood, Oregon is a small city located just outside of Portland with a population of about 20,000. The local government is made up of the City Council and Mayor who work together to create policy and legislation for the city. They have been able to provide an excellent quality of life for their citizens by passing initiatives that encourage economic growth and provide services such as libraries, parks, schools, and more. In addition to providing these services, they also promote unity within the community by hosting events throughout the year such as parades, festivals, and more. One of Sherwood's most popular political figures is Mayor Keith Mays, who has served on the City Council since 2010. He has worked hard to ensure Sherwood remains one of the safest cities in Oregon while also creating jobs through investments in infrastructure projects. Additionally, he has made efforts to increase public engagement among citizens by establishing citizen advisory committees which allow residents to voice their opinions on issues facing Sherwood.
The political climate in Sherwood, OR is somewhat 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
Sherwood, OR is somewhat 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.
Sherwood, 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 Sherwood, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,704 contributions totaling $112,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $69,581 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)