The 97215 zip code in Portland, Oregon is an area of vibrant political activity. The district is home to a number of progressive organizations focused on social justice and environmental conservation issues. In recent years, the political landscape in 97215 has seen individuals from a variety of backgrounds working together to advocate for local causes. A number of local candidates have also been elected in the area, representing various ideologies and policy stances. These representatives are often vocal about their support for progressive causes such as improvements to public transportation and environmental protection. Residents of 97215 are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to matters that affect them directly and they show up at the polls in large numbers every election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 97215 (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 97215 (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 97215 (Portland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,596 contributions totaling $662,111 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $25,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)