Politics in 97222 Milwaukie, OR are largely in line with the politics of the rest of Oregon. While partisan politics do still play a role in local elections, most citizens are more concerned about specific issues that affect their community. The mayor and city council members are often called upon to address issues such as public safety, taxes, infrastructure, housing affordability and homelessness. During election times, candidates for these positions need to demonstrate their commitment to finding solutions to these pressing challenges. In general, people living in 97222 Milwaukie tend to lean Democratic on the political spectrum but there is also a good amount of support for independent candidates who may bring new ideas and perspectives to the table.
The political climate in Zip 97222 (Milwaukie, OR) is somewhat 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 97222 (Milwaukie, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Milwaukie, Oregon is somewhat 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.
Milwaukie, 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 97222 (Milwaukie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,571 contributions totaling $416,603 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $214,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $555 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)