West Linn, OR 97068 is a city with a rich history of political involvement and advocacy. Located in Clackamas County, the city serves as an important hub for local politics. West Linn citizens take pride in voting on local issues that impact their quality of life and have played an active part in shaping the community through their participation in elections and referendums. Local candidates have been successful in gaining support from residents of all demographics, including diverse racial backgrounds and socio-economic statuses. Voter turnout for local elections has been consistently high as citizens come together to support their preferred candidates and initiatives. With its dedication to civic engagement, West Linn has become a model for democratic participation throughout Oregon and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 97068 (West Linn, OR) is leaning liberal.
Clackamas County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Clackamas County, OR 54.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clackamas county remained strongly Democratic, 54.0% to 42.9%.
Clackamas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97068 (West Linn, OR) is leaning liberal.
West Linn, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Clackamas County, Oregon is somewhat 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.
West Linn, Oregon: r r 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 97068 (West Linn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,036 contributions totaling $293,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 440 contributions totaling $142,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)