Woodburn, Oregon is a vibrant and thriving community in the Willamette Valley. The city has a long history of political involvement as evidenced by its active participation in local elections. As such, citizens have a wide range of candidates to choose from when it comes to local politics. Woodburn has traditionally been a center-left leaning town with candidates generally representing progressive values and policies being elected to various positions. Recent years have seen an increase in voter turnout which is indicative of the importance that Woodburn residents place on their local politics. Issues like education, health care, and job opportunities are all important topics discussed by candidates and residents alike during election season. It's clear that Woodburn takes pride in its ability to actively engage in democratic politics and uphold civic responsibility through voting and organizing around issues of importance to the community.
The political climate in Woodburn, OR is leaning liberal.
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
Woodburn, OR is leaning liberal.
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.
Woodburn, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Woodburn, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 568 contributions totaling $29,828 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $24,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)