The small town of Donald in Oregon's 97020 zip code is located northwest of Portland and has a population of just over 3,000 people. The city is served by the city council and is led by an elected mayor, who serves as the political head of the city. While Donald does not have any local political candidates running in elections at this time, decisions about local issues are made regularly by the mayor and city council. These decisions range from setting zoning laws to allocating funds for public infrastructure projects. The residents of Donald are very involved in their local government and often attend meetings to voice their opinions and concerns on important matters that affect their community. In addition to its political leadership, Donald also offers many opportunities for civic engagement including volunteer and service organizations that help promote a strong sense of community spirit throughout the city.
The political climate in Zip 97020 (Donald, OR) is leaning conservative.
Marion County, OR is leaning liberal. In Marion County, OR 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 47.7%.
Marion county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97020 (Donald, OR) is leaning conservative.
Donald, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Marion County, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Salem Metro Area is leaning 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.
Donald, Oregon: r r d r r 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 97020 (Donald)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)