In 97331 Corvallis, Oregon, the local politics are largely driven by the City Council of Corvallis. The city council is composed of seven members who are elected to four-year terms, with elections held in even years. The Mayor and Council President are also elected to four-year terms. Each member is responsible for representing their respective ward鈥檚 interests in all matters concerning the City of Corvallis. Issues such as public safety, business development, and infrastructure are addressed on a regular basis by the council. Additionally, the city has several citizen commissions that make recommendations on various issues and initiatives put forward by city council members. With this structure in place, local government works towards creating a positive atmosphere for living and doing business in 97331 Corvallis, Oregon.
The political climate in Zip 97331 (Corvallis, OR) is very liberal.
Benton County, OR is very liberal. In Benton County, OR 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.2%.
Benton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97331 (Corvallis, OR) is very liberal.
Corvallis, Oregon is very liberal.
Benton County, Oregon is very liberal.
Corvallis Metro Area is very 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.
Corvallis, 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 97331 (Corvallis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $2,129 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)