The politics in Cornelius, OR are largely determined by the city council. The seven-member governing body is elected at-large from the community and works to make decisions that reflect the people of Cornelius. The councilors work with various departments and committees including economic development, public safety, and parks & recreation to ensure that city services are provided at a high level to their citizens. Through this, they have been able to create a high quality of life for residents and make sure that Cornelius remains an ideal place to live.
The political climate in Cornelius, 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
Cornelius, 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.
Cornelius, 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 Cornelius, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,514 contributions totaling $126,005 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 806 contributions totaling $132,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)