King City, OR is a small town located in Washington County. It has a rich history of local politics and is an important part of the state's political landscape. With a population of roughly 3,500 people, the town has seen its share of changes over the years but still maintains its strong sense of community and civic pride. Local issues are regularly discussed and voted on at the town hall meetings, where members of the public can make their voices heard. Additionally, major elections have been held to decide who will serve as mayor and commissioners, who are responsible for representing King City. Despite its small size, King City is an important part of Oregon politics with many residents taking part in debates and discussions about big-picture issues such as health care reform, education funding, economic growth, and more.
The political climate in King City, OR is somewhat 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
King City, OR is somewhat 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.
King City, 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 King City, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,587 contributions totaling $166,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 497 contributions totaling $128,702 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)