97112 Cloverdale, OR is a small community located in the heart of the Willamette Valley. The local political scene is focused on maintaining the small-town atmosphere and ensuring that growth stays within the boundaries of sustainability. Local politicians are committed to preserving the quality of life in the area, with initiatives such as improving transportation and providing more public services. They are also working to make sure that natural resources are managed responsibly and that new development is done in a way that respects existing infrastructure. Every two years, residents elect a mayor who serves as the chief executive officer for the city. The mayor is responsible for overseeing all city departments and activities, representing Cloverdale at meetings, and making decisions about budgeting, zoning, taxation, services, parks and recreation programs. Additionally, two city council members serve four year terms in office and work with other elected officials to create laws and policies that benefit the citizens of Cloverdale.
The political climate in Zip 97112 (Cloverdale, 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 97112 (Cloverdale, OR) is leaning conservative.
Cloverdale, 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.
Cloverdale, 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 97112 (Cloverdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $5,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)