Lake Oswego, OR is a vibrant city located in the state of Oregon. It is known for its charming downtown district, excellent school system, and growing economy. Politically, Lake Oswego is a strongly Democratic-leaning city with the majority of residents voting for Democratic candidates in local and national elections. The city is represented by several dedicated Democratic lawmakers at all levels of government, including U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici, and State Representatives Karin Power and Andrea Salinas. The City Council consists of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms by Lake Oswego voters in nonpartisan elections; five of those seven members are currently registered Democrats. Local policies focus on environmental protection and sustainability, economic development initiatives that foster job growth, public safety improvements such as support for police and firefighters, and social services that help vulnerable populations within the community.
The political climate in Lake Oswego, 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
Lake Oswego, 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.
Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54,486 contributions totaling $5,635,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,204 contributions totaling $1,795,981 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $427 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)