97209 Portland, OR is a vibrant community that is home to a diverse population of people. The politics in 97209 Portland, OR are based on the local elections of officials who make decisions about the city including taxation, infrastructure and public safety. The local political candidates are all passionate about making 97209 Portland, OR a better place to live. They have different views on how to accomplish this, which makes for a lively and interesting election cycle. These candidates want to ensure that 97209 Portland, OR remains an equitable and safe environment for all residents. Public forums and debates allow voters to learn more about the candidates and their positions on important issues. This helps voters make informed decisions when they go to the polls each year.
The political climate in Zip 97209 (Portland, OR) is very 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 97209 (Portland, OR) is very liberal.
Portland, Oregon is very 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 97209 (Portland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,045 contributions totaling $1,019,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 251 contributions totaling $98,541 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)