The politics in 97086 Happy Valley, OR are interesting and varied. The city has a strong tradition of local governance, with an emphasis on transparency and inclusion. Local elections are held regularly, with candidates from a variety of backgrounds vying for office. Candidates often focus on issues such as housing affordability, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development. There is also an active citizen engagement process in place to ensure residents have a voice in the decision-making process. With its diverse population, 97086 Happy Valley offers a unique perspective on political issues of both local and national importance.
The political climate in Zip 97086 (Happy Valley, OR) is leaning liberal.
Clackamas County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Clackamas County, OR 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clackamas county remained strongly Democratic, 54.0% to 42.9%.
Clackamas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97086 (Happy Valley, OR) is leaning liberal.
Happy Valley, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Clackamas County, Oregon is somewhat 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.
Happy Valley, Oregon: r r 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 97086 (Happy Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,935 contributions totaling $124,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 300 contributions totaling $38,668 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)