Portland, OR 97230 is a diverse and vibrant city with a unique political landscape. It is the largest city in Oregon and home to numerous progressive-leaning organizations as well as more conservative-leaning ones. Local politicians are held accountable for their decisions and actions by the citizens of Portland, who often engage in passionate debates over issues such as environmental protection, social justice, economic growth, public safety, and many other topics. The Portland City Council is made up of nine members elected from each of the city’s five districts to serve four year terms. Each district has an elected representative on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners and a representative in the Oregon Legislature. The mayor serves a four year term and provides leadership on many projects throughout the city. Residents have access to state-level legislative representation through their senators and representatives in the Oregon Senate and House of Representatives respectively. As such, politics in 97230 Portland, OR are varied but focused on ensuring that local communities have the resources needed to thrive in today’s world.
The political climate in Zip 97230 (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 97230 (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 97230 (Portland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,748 contributions totaling $96,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $29,711 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)