The city of Lake Oswego, Oregon, is home to a diverse population of people. Politically, the city is largely liberal, voting for Democratic candidates in local elections. The mayor of Lake Oswego is Kent Studebaker, who was elected in 2018 and is currently serving his second term in office. Along with Mayor Studebaker, the City Council consists of seven members who are committed to representing the interests of the community and promoting positive outcomes for all its residents. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, economic development plans, and more. With a focus on sustainability and protecting the environment, Lake Oswego's government strives to provide its citizens with a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Zip 97035 (Lake Oswego, 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 97035 (Lake Oswego, OR) is leaning liberal.
Lake Oswego, 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.
Lake Oswego, 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 97035 (Lake Oswego)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,341 contributions totaling $517,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 572 contributions totaling $329,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $575 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)