Columbia City, OR is a small city located in Columbia County with a population of approximately 4,000 people. It is home to many businesses and local organizations that contribute to the city's unique culture. On the political side, Columbia City is governed by a five-member elected Mayor and Council who works together to create policies that benefit the community. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for setting city-wide policies such as taxes, ordinances, and budgets. Additionally, they appoint members to various boards and committees that oversee specific aspects of the government's operations. While there are no current local political candidates in Columbia City, residents have the opportunity to get involved in their local government by attending public meetings or volunteering on boards or committees. All citizens living in Columbia City are encouraged to be civically engaged and work together with their elected officials to ensure the best possible outcome for their community.
The political climate in Columbia City, OR is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, OR is somewhat conservative. In Columbia County, OR 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained strongly Republican, 53.2% to 42.9%.
Columbia county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbia City, OR is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
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.
Columbia City, Oregon: d d D d R R
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 Columbia City, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 778 contributions totaling $22,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $21,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)