97124 Hillsboro, OR is a vibrant and diverse community that takes pride in its local politics. Every election season, residents come out in full force to support their chosen candidates for office. Some of the most prominent political issues that the city has faced recently include public safety, economic development, environmental protection, housing affordability, and transportation infrastructure. There have been heated debates surrounding these topics as they relate to the future of the city and how it should be shaped. Residents are passionate about their participation in local politics and take pride in their right to vote and make decisions on behalf of their community. There are numerous candidates running for office each election year, all with unique visions for the future of 97124 Hillsboro, OR.
The political climate in Zip 97124 (Hillsboro, OR) is strongly 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 97124 (Hillsboro, OR) is strongly liberal.
Hillsboro, Oregon is strongly 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.
Hillsboro, 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 97124 (Hillsboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,653 contributions totaling $447,077 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 319 contributions totaling $80,737 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)