West Haven-Sylvan, OR is a small community located in the northwest part of the state. It has a rich history of civic engagement and political activity, with residents often expressing their opinions on local issues. The city is served by a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government, which encourages collaboration and dialogue between the mayor and council members to achieve consensus on local matters. Residents can actively participate in city decision making by attending city meetings or belonging to one of the many local political organizations. Local elections are held regularly, allowing residents to select candidates who will prioritize their interests. Political campaigns in West Haven-Sylvan tend to be focused on issues such as tax policy, education reform, and sustainable development. Public forums are often held throughout the year to engage citizens in meaningful conversations about important topics that affect their communities.
The political climate in West Haven-Sylvan, 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
West Haven-Sylvan, 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.
West Haven-Sylvan, 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 West Haven-Sylvan, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30,519 contributions totaling $4,584,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,319 contributions totaling $827,504 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)