Cornelius, OR (97113) is a small city located in Washington County that is home to about 11,500 people. Despite its small size, the city of Cornelius is an active participant in politics and engages citizens through various local initiatives. The city council consists of five members who are elected by the citizens every two years, and oversees the day-to-day operations of the city. Local political candidates are often featured on campaign posters and flyers around Cornelius as they strive to serve their community through policy actions. Furthermore, Cornelius has a strong relationship with neighboring cities such as Hillsboro, Beaverton, and Forest Grove in order to develop policies that can benefit the entire region. Additionally, local elections are held regularly throughout Oregon so residents have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote for candidates who best reflect their ideals. Ultimately, Cornelius remains an actively engaged participant in politics both locally and across Oregon.
The political climate in Zip 97113 (Cornelius, OR) is moderately 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 97113 (Cornelius, OR) is moderately liberal.
Cornelius, Oregon is moderately 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.
Cornelius, 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 97113 (Cornelius)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 316 contributions totaling $15,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 434 contributions totaling $18,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)