Gearhart, OR is a small community located in the state of Oregon and is known for its stunning beaches and beautiful scenery. Although it is a small community, Gearhart has an important role in local politics. Residents are passionate about their beliefs and take an active role in deciding who should represent them in local government. Community members show up at town hall meetings to voice their opinions on important issues such as taxes, education, housing, public safety, and other local matters. Gearhart also elects representatives to serve on the City Council, which makes decisions on behalf of the people of Gearhart. The City Council meets regularly to discuss relevant topics affecting Gearhart and make decisions that best serve the interest of its citizens.
The political climate in Gearhart, OR is leaning liberal.
Clatsop County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Clatsop County, OR 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clatsop county remained strongly Democratic, 54.0% to 42.7%.
Clatsop county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gearhart, OR is leaning liberal.
Clatsop County, Oregon is somewhat liberal.
Astoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Gearhart, 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 Gearhart, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,608 contributions totaling $64,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $14,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)