Gresham, Oregon is a city located in Multnomah County with a population of 106,320. It is a part of the Portland metropolitan area and offers its citizens many political candidates to choose from on both the local and state levels. The city has had various mayors since its incorporation in 1905, including Shane Bemis (2012-present), Paul Warriner (2007-2011), and Charles Becker (2004-2006). On the state level, Gresham is served by Representative Karin Power of the District 41 in the Oregon House of Representatives as well as Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson from District 25 in the Oregon Senate. Both representatives advocate for public education reform, economic development, environmental protection, and social justice. In addition to these two elected officials, there are numerous other organizations that provide resources to Gresham's citizens such as The Center for Civic Engagement which helps citizens become more active and informed about local issues through volunteerism and educational forums. This ensures that Gresham residents have access to education and information necessary to make informed decisions when it comes to their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 97030 (Gresham, OR) is strongly liberal.
Multnomah County, OR is very liberal. In Multnomah County, OR 79.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Multnomah county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.2% to 17.9%.
Multnomah county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97030 (Gresham, OR) is strongly liberal.
Gresham, Oregon is strongly liberal.
Multnomah 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.
Gresham, 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 97030 (Gresham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,071 contributions totaling $53,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $17,299 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)