Clatsop County is located in the Northwest corner of Oregon, and politics in this region are largely shaped by the values of its citizens. The county council works to represent the needs and interests of the community, and works closely with local city governments to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to decisions impacting their lives. In Clatsop County, there are several political candidates vying for office at any given time. These candidates focus on issues such as healthcare, education, economic development and environmental protection within the county. Since the county is situated near both coastal communities and rural areas, candidates must be able to address a wide range of concerns from each area so that all citizens are served equally. Ultimately, Clatsop County has made great strides in recent years towards developing a more equitable political landscape for its residents.
The political climate in 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
Clatsop County, OR 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.
Clatsop, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Clatsop County, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,151 contributions totaling $298,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 381 contributions totaling $45,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)