Government Camp, Oregon is a small community located in Clackamas County. It is an unincorporated area with a population of just 480 people and no local government. Despite its lack of political representation, the community is active and involved in the decision-making processes of the surrounding county. Clackamas County has held public hearings to discuss issues that affect all of its citizens, including those in Government Camp, and representatives from local organizations have participated in these meetings to ensure that their voices are heard. Additionally, there are active grassroots efforts to educate residents on their rights as taxpayers and voters. These efforts include providing information about state and federal legislation as well as hosting debates between candidates for various local offices. Through these initiatives, Government Camp residents can understand how their votes could impact the outcome of important political decisions while also feeling empowered to make informed choices at the ballot box. The unique circumstances surrounding Government Camp's lack of formal representation create an environment where civic engagement is more important than ever before.
The political climate in Government Camp, 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
Government Camp, 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.
Government Camp, 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 Government Camp, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $5,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $6,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $689 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)