The politics in Corvallis, OR (97330) is largely driven by the state and federal representatives. At the local level, the City of Corvallis serves as a hub for political activity with members of the City Council leading many of the decisions that impact its citizens. The City Council consists of five members, including a mayor and four councilors, all elected to serve four-year terms. Additionally, there are a number of local committees responsible for advising on issues such as public safety, housing, land use, and economic development. These committees allow for residents to be involved in local government and provide their input on matters that directly affect them. Furthermore, Corvallis also has a variety of civic and non-profit organizations which advocate for various causes or interests in the city. All in all, Corvallis is home to a vibrant political scene that encourages active participation from its citizens in order to ensure an inclusive decision making process.
The political climate in Zip 97330 (Corvallis, OR) is strongly liberal.
Benton County, OR is very liberal. In Benton County, OR 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.2%.
Benton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97330 (Corvallis, OR) is strongly liberal.
Corvallis, Oregon is strongly liberal.
Benton County, Oregon is very liberal.
Corvallis Metro Area is very 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.
Corvallis, 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 97330 (Corvallis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,895 contributions totaling $794,053 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 503 contributions totaling $107,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)