Portland, OR 97231 is a vibrant and diverse city with an active political landscape. The local government consists of the mayor, four city commissioners, nine appointed officers, and various other boards and commissions. These elected officials are responsible for creating and maintaining laws that benefit the citizens of Portland. In addition to the elected officials, there are also many special interest groups and organizations that are actively involved in the political process. These groups often work to influence policy decisions by lobbying elected officials or organizing initiatives on local issues. Portland residents have a strong commitment to civic engagement and regularly participate in public forums, grassroots campaigns, and elections. This commitment helps keep Portland's government responsive to the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 97231 (Portland, OR) is moderately 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 97231 (Portland, OR) is moderately liberal.
Portland, Oregon is moderately 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 97231 (Portland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,898 contributions totaling $238,687 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $33,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $511 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)