Gladstone, Oregon is a small city located in Clackamas County just south of Portland. It is home to about 11,500 people and has a vibrant community that enjoys many local activities including outdoor recreation, music, and art. The city is led by a mayor and four council members who are all elected by the citizens. The political atmosphere in Gladstone is one of collaboration and progress with the mayor and council members working together on initiatives that benefit the community. Local politics focus on improving infrastructure, expanding recreational opportunities, increasing public safety, and managing development projects. With an emphasis on growth and sustainability, Gladstone's government works hard to ensure that residents have access to quality services while balancing economic interests.
The political climate in Gladstone, 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
Gladstone, 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.
Gladstone, 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 Gladstone, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,336 contributions totaling $354,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,232 contributions totaling $330,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)