Saint Paul, Oregon is a small town located in the Willamette Valley area of Oregon, and its political atmosphere reflects the values of its rural setting. The town is part of Polk County, and most of the political representatives for this area are from the Democratic Party. The current Representative for Polk County is Michael Dembrow, who was elected in 2016 to represent Senate District 23. Additionally, Martin Fagan serves as the Mayor of Saint Paul, and he was sworn into office in 2019. Both Dembrow and Fagan focus on providing resources to small towns like Saint Paul such as improving infrastructure and increasing access to public services. They also advocate for environmental protection as well as protecting vulnerable populations such as children and seniors living in poverty. Furthermore, both Democrats have a strong commitment to promoting economic growth through investments in small businesses and local jobs.
The political climate in Zip 97137 (Saint Paul, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Marion County, OR is leaning liberal. In Marion County, OR 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 47.7%.
Marion county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97137 (Saint Paul, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Saint Paul, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
Marion County, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Salem Metro Area is leaning 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.
Saint Paul, Oregon: r r d r r 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 97137 (Saint Paul)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $4,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)