Westport, OR is a small community located in the heart of Oregon's stunning Willamette Valley. The town is proud to have a rich history and strong sense of community that makes it an enjoyable place for its residents. When it comes to politics, Westport is part of the Oregon state government, which is under the control of the Democratic Party. Local elections are held regularly and feature candidates from both parties vying for office. Residents are encouraged to get involved with their local political process by voting in local elections and participating in town hall meetings and other public forums. With its solid sense of community and involvement in state politics, Westport is a great place to live and work for residents who value their political voice.
The political climate in Westport, OR is leaning conservative.
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
Westport, OR is leaning conservative.
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.
Westport, 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 Westport, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 424 contributions totaling $19,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $7,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)