Seaside, OR is a small town located on the Oregon coast with a population of 6,457 people. Located in Clatsop County, Seaside has an active local political presence that seeks to bring progress and development to the town while still preserving its unique charm and character. The city council sets policy and oversees governmental affairs for the city. Community members can get involved by attending meetings and events held by local elected officials, or by running for office themselves. There are various local initiatives, ballot measures, and other campaigns that help shape Seaside’s community voice. Different candidates bring individual perspectives to the table as they work to make decisions that affect the greater Seaside community. The politics of Seaside seek to protect natural resources while creating a vibrant downtown economy with new jobs and opportunities for all its citizens.
The political climate in Seaside, 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
Seaside, 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.
Seaside, 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 Seaside, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,216 contributions totaling $129,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $29,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)