The small, rural town of Gaston, OR (zip code 97119) is home to a population of just under 1,000 people. Politically, the city is strongly conservative. For local politics, Gaston has elected members to its city council who are in support of traditional values and policies. As with any small town, the political landscape is primarily driven by local community interests and concerns. Issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development and infrastructure are key factors in the decisions made by local government officials. The citizens of Gaston have a strong sense of pride in their town and take an active role in shaping their local political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 97119 (Gaston, 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 97119 (Gaston, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Gaston, 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.
Gaston, 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 97119 (Gaston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 654 contributions totaling $65,776 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $7,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)