The city of Philomath, Oregon is home to a diverse political landscape. The small town has a number of local politicians that represent the interests of their constituents on the city council, state legislature, and federal level. These elected officials strive to ensure that Philomath residents are well-represented in government decisions. Issues faced by the city such as public safety, education, housing, and infrastructure are all important topics that local leaders discuss and decide upon. In addition to the unique issues faced locally, national issues such as climate change and healthcare reform also affect how citizens view politics here. Local politicians work hard to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard loud and clear at all levels of government.
The political climate in Philomath, OR is moderately liberal.
Benton County, OR is very liberal. In Benton County, OR 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.2%.
Benton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Philomath, OR is moderately liberal.
Benton County, Oregon is very liberal.
Corvallis Metro Area is very 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.
Philomath, 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 Philomath, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,267 contributions totaling $73,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $22,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)