Warrenton, OR is located in 97146 and is a small city of vibrant political activity. The town has an active community of local citizens that are passionate about their beliefs and strive to ensure their voices are heard at all levels of government. Local candidates for office are often involved in debates around issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, infrastructure and the environment. Political organizations also exist to help engage citizens and encourage them to stay informed on important issues and participate in the political process. Securing funding for local initiatives is often one of the main focuses for local political candidates who strive to make Warrenton a better place for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 97146 (Warrenton, OR) is leaning liberal.
Clatsop County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Clatsop County, OR 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clatsop county remained strongly Democratic, 54.0% to 42.7%.
Clatsop county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97146 (Warrenton, OR) is leaning liberal.
Warrenton, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Clatsop County, Oregon is somewhat liberal.
Astoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Warrenton, 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 97146 (Warrenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 446 contributions totaling $13,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $6,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)