Gresham, Oregon is a city located in Multnomah County in the state of Oregon. This city has been home to a diverse population for many years and is part of the greater Portland Metropolitan area. In recent years, Gresham has seen an influx of new residents who have helped to shape the local political landscape. Currently, Gresham is represented on the state level by both Republicans and Democrats. On a local level, representatives from the Gresham City Council oversee most of the decisions that affect the day-to-day life of its citizens. Many important issues are discussed at council meetings such as education, public safety, and economic development. There are also several local ballot initiatives that have been proposed in recent years which aim to improve living conditions throughout Gresham. The citizens of Gresham are actively engaging with their government leaders in order to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to deciding important matters that impact their lives.
The political climate in Zip 97080 (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 97080 (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 97080 (Gresham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,834 contributions totaling $157,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $41,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)