Portland, Oregon鈥檚 97236 zip code is a vibrant area of the city. Politically, it is represented in the Oregon State Senate by Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, who works to promote progressive policies and provide support for working families. The area is also represented in the House of Representatives by Barbara Smith Warner who has committed to prioritizing education and creating jobs for local residents. Additionally, Portland City Council provides further local representation with three elected commissioners dedicated to promoting community-based solutions to problems like homelessness and affordable housing. All of these representatives are focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for the people of 97236 and their surrounding communities.
The political climate in Zip 97236 (Portland, OR) is strongly liberal.
Multnomah County, OR is very liberal. In Multnomah County, OR 79.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Multnomah county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 79.2% to 17.9%.
Multnomah county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97236 (Portland, OR) is strongly liberal.
Portland, Oregon is strongly liberal.
Multnomah County, Oregon is very 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.
Portland, 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 97236 (Portland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 885 contributions totaling $33,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $19,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)