Rockaway Beach, OR 97136 is a small coastal city located on the Oregon Coast. It is known for its beautiful beaches, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities. Residents of Rockaway Beach are served by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Michael Sallee who was elected in 2017 and is running for reelection in 2021. The City Council consists of six members who are each elected to serve four-year terms from three wards within the city limits. As local politics are a major part of life in Rockaway Beach, residents have taken an active role in engaging with their local government, attending council meetings and voicing their opinions on important issues concerning the community. The city also welcomes volunteers to help with various initiatives such as beach cleanups or other community projects. With its close proximity to both Portland and the Oregon Coast, Rockaway Beach provides an ideal place for those looking to be involved in politics while enjoying all that the area has to offer.
The political climate in Zip 97136 (Rockaway Beach, OR) is leaning conservative.
Tillamook County, OR is leaning conservative. In Tillamook County, OR 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tillamook county remained narrowly Republican, 49.5% to 47.8%.
Tillamook county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97136 (Rockaway Beach, OR) is leaning conservative.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Tillamook County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
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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.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon: r r d d r r
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 97136 (Rockaway Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 471 contributions totaling $21,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)