97123 Hillsboro, OR is a city with a vibrant and engaged political scene. At the local level, there are several elected officials who represent the interests of 97123 Hillsboro's residents. Mayor John Smith has been in office since 2015 and has worked tirelessly to improve the city's infrastructure, parks, and services. The City Council consists of seven members who are each responsible for representing different districts in the city. Together, they work to ensure that 97123 Hillsboro remains a safe and prosperous place for all citizens. Additionally, there is an active group of citizens who organize various events throughout the year to help promote civic engagement and open dialogue about important political issues affecting the city. Overall, 97123 Hillsboro has a strong network of politicians, activists, and citizens who actively participate in local politics to ensure that everyone's voice is heard and respected.
The political climate in Zip 97123 (Hillsboro, OR) is strongly 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
Zip 97123 (Hillsboro, OR) is strongly liberal.
Hillsboro, Oregon is strongly 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.
Hillsboro, 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 zip 97123 (Hillsboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,198 contributions totaling $110,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 372 contributions totaling $113,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)