Monmouth, OR 97361 is a small city located in the western part of the state. The city is home to a diverse population and has had a long history of political engagement. Local politics have traditionally been dominated by one party or another, but in more recent years there has been more of an effort to bridge the gap between both sides and create a unified voice for the people of Monmouth. The local government works hard to ensure that all voices are heard and that everyone has access to representation. They also strive to represent all members of the community, regardless of their political affiliation. There are several local candidates who are running for office in 2020, including those from both major parties as well as independents. Residents of Monmouth take pride in their involvement in local politics and continue to make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to decisions that will affect them as well as their neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 97361 (Monmouth, OR) is leaning liberal.
Polk County, OR is leaning conservative. In Polk County, OR 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.1% to 47.5%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97361 (Monmouth, OR) is leaning liberal.
Monmouth, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Polk County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Salem Metro Area is leaning 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.
Monmouth, Oregon: R R r r r r
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 97361 (Monmouth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 525 contributions totaling $40,443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $10,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)