The politics of 97106 Banks, Oregon are focused on ensuring the citizens’ voices are being heard in local and state decision-making. The town is part of Washington County, which has a five-member Board of Commissioners that serves as its government. The board is responsible for managing resources and creating policies to help guide the county's development. Local residents have a variety of options when it comes to getting involved with their political process, from attending meetings to running for office themselves. Recently, there have been several mayoral races, as well as campaigns for positions on the school board and other local offices. Residents of 97106 Banks can look forward to a vibrant political scene with plenty of opportunities to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 97106 (Banks, OR) is somewhat 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 97106 (Banks, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Banks, Oregon is somewhat 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.
Banks, 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 97106 (Banks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $40,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $15,271 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)