The Corvallis, OR Metro Area is home to a vibrant and engaged political community. While the population varies depending on the season, Corvallis is served by a wide variety of local governing bodies that represent its diverse interests. From county commissioners to mayors and city councilors, this metropolitan area has many leaders who are dedicated to serving their constituents. These elected officials strive to create policies and initiatives that prioritize the needs of local citizens, businesses, and organizations. The political climate in Corvallis is one of collaboration and compromise, where progress can be made through diligent dialogue between all sides. Local elections bring out robust debates about issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, public safety measures, and local development projects. With so many candidates proposing creative solutions to these problems, it’s important for voters to make informed decisions in order to best serve their neighbors.
The political climate in Corvallis Metro Area is very liberal.
In Corvallis Metro Area 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, the Corvallis metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.2%.
The Corvallis metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Corvallis, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Corvallis Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,467 contributions totaling $1,206,328 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,208 contributions totaling $181,693 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)