The politics in 97049 Mount Hood Village, OR are relatively quiet. With a small population of less than 2,000 people, local residents focus more on the environment and quality of life rather than on politics. The city council consists of five members elected by the citizens and they are responsible for governing the town and managing its finances. While there are no specific local political candidates for this area, residents can still engage in civic activities such as attending city council meetings, engaging with their mayor and other elected officials through email or social media, and participating in community events. Residents also have access to the Oregon State government's online resources such as ballot initiatives and voting records. Overall, Mount Hood Village is an accepting community that prioritizes quality of life over politics.
The political climate in Zip 97049 (Mount Hood Village, 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 97049 (Mount Hood Village, OR) is leaning liberal.
Mount Hood Village, 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.
Mount Hood Village, 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 97049 (Mount Hood Village)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $2,117 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)