Warrenton, OR is a small city located in northwest Oregon. It is a close-knit community that values its local government and political decisions. Despite its size, Warrenton has an active and engaged political environment with many different groups participating in the decision making process. Local residents can be seen discussing current issues at town hall meetings and other public forums. There are also several organizations dedicated to advocating for certain causes or providing resources for those in need. In terms of local politics, there are several candidates who have declared their intention to run for office, though they have not yet been identified by name. These candidates are eager to make their presence felt in Warrenton and listen to the concerns of the citizens they represent.
The political climate in Warrenton, OR is leaning liberal.
Clatsop County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Clatsop County, OR 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clatsop county remained strongly Democratic, 54.0% to 42.7%.
Clatsop county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Warrenton, OR is leaning liberal.
Clatsop County, Oregon is somewhat liberal.
Astoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Warrenton, 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 Warrenton, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,195 contributions totaling $205,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 241 contributions totaling $24,311 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)