The politics in 97008 Beaverton, OR are largely determined by the local government. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government with seven councilors, who are elected from seven districts. All official elections are conducted using a nonpartisan ballot. Beaverton is also home to many state and federal representatives and senators who work together to pass laws and regulations that benefit the community. Local political candidates often come from diverse backgrounds, advocating for issues that affect the city's citizens such as education, transportation, and economic development. In addition to these politicians, citizens can have their voices heard by voicing opinions at public meetings or contacting their representatives directly through email or in person. With so much attention on politics in the area, Beaverton residents can stay informed about the issues affecting their city and make sure their opinions are heard as well.
The political climate in Zip 97008 (Beaverton, 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 97008 (Beaverton, OR) is strongly liberal.
Beaverton, 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.
Beaverton, 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 97008 (Beaverton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,805 contributions totaling $154,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 401 contributions totaling $56,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)