The city of Astoria, OR 97103 is located in Clatsop County and has a population of about 10,000 people. The city is served by the Astoria City Council which consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Currently, there are an array of political candidates running for local offices in Astoria who are committed to furthering the political interests and well-being of the community. Issues such as environmental protection, affordable housing, public safety and economic development are at the forefront of local politics. In addition, a number of important initiatives have been championed in recent years to ensure that citizens have access to quality education, healthcare services and other essential amenities. With so many candidates vying for office, it promises to be an exciting election season in Astoria.
The political climate in Zip 97103 (Astoria, OR) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 97103 (Astoria, OR) is leaning liberal.
Astoria, Oregon is leaning liberal.
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.
Astoria, 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 97103 (Astoria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,673 contributions totaling $185,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $18,109 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)