The 97203 neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is a diverse and vibrant community. It is home to an eclectic mix of residents from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. In terms of politics, the neighborhood has traditionally leaned left in general elections. In recent years, it has become increasingly progressive on social justice issues such as LGBTQ rights, racial equity, and environmental protection. Local candidates have focused on these issues in their campaigns for city councilor and mayor. These races have been competitive with a number of third-party candidates joining the fray in recent years. The local political scene is ever-changing and dynamic with new faces appearing every election cycle eager to make their mark on this diverse and wonderful city.
The political climate in Zip 97203 (Portland, OR) is strongly liberal.
Multnomah County, OR is very liberal. In Multnomah County, OR 79.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Multnomah county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.2% to 17.9%.
Multnomah county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97203 (Portland, OR) is strongly liberal.
Portland, Oregon is strongly liberal.
Multnomah 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.
Portland, 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 97203 (Portland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,359 contributions totaling $167,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $24,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)