Portland, Oregon’s 97212 zip code is home to a progressive population that values community action and social justice. Politically, the area has a strong Democratic presence, with representatives in both the state and federal government advocating for progressive causes such as climate change awareness and criminal justice reform. The district is represented federally by Earl Blumenauer, while state representatives include Jennifer Williamson and Shemia Fagan. Locally, the area is served by Portland City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly who is prioritizing issues related to housing affordability and police accountability. Residents of 97212 take an active role in shaping their community through involvement with their local political candidates and organizations advocating for positive change on behalf of all Portlanders.
The political climate in Zip 97212 (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 97212 (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 97212 (Portland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,266 contributions totaling $1,028,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 247 contributions totaling $50,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)