Gladstone, Oregon is located in Clackamas County and is a small city with a population of just over 11,000. As a result, politics in this area are relatively low-key compared to larger cities and counties. Despite its small size, Gladstone has a local government that works to ensure the citizens’ needs are met. The city council consists of five members who serve four year terms. This body is responsible for approving budget expenditures, creating laws, and setting policy for the city. Additionally, each election cycle features local candidates running for the positions on the council. These individuals come from all backgrounds and work together to provide representation for their communities. With their dedication to making sure Gladstone's citizens have access to resources they need, it's no wonder why so many locals participate in their local political process every year.
The political climate in Zip 97027 (Gladstone, 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 97027 (Gladstone, OR) is leaning liberal.
Gladstone, 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.
Gladstone, 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 97027 (Gladstone)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 408 contributions totaling $11,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $6,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)