West Slope, Oregon is a small town located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. With a population of around 1,000 citizens, West Slope is an idyllic community with beautiful scenery and warm people. The town has been largely non-partisan over the years but has recently become more interested in politics due to its proximity to larger cities like Portland and Seattle. Local elections are typically low-key and residents usually vote for candidates from both major political parties. Although there are no current local candidates running for office, West Slope is home to several civic organizations that have been actively advocating for change in recent years. This includes promoting environmental protection and increasing public services such as healthcare and education. The people of West Slope have embraced their newfound interest in politics and continue to be engaged with their local government on different issues affecting their community.
The political climate in West Slope, OR is moderately 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
West Slope, OR is moderately 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.
West Slope, 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 West Slope, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,199 contributions totaling $811,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 664 contributions totaling $879,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)