Wilsonville, OR, located in Clackamas County, is a vibrant and growing community with a population of over 25,000 residents. Although Wilsonville is relatively small compared to other cities and towns in Oregon, it has a strong political presence and is home to several local political candidates representing the Democratic and Republican parties. Among them are Brad Avakian of the Democratic Party who serves as a state senator and John Davis of the Republican Party who serves as mayor of Wilsonville. Both candidates have had long careers in public service and are passionate about serving their constituents in Wilsonville by advocating for economic development, increased access to healthcare services, and meaningful investments into public education. The citizens of 97070 are fortunate to have such dedicated leaders working hard for the betterment of their community.
The political climate in Zip 97070 (Wilsonville, 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 97070 (Wilsonville, OR) is leaning liberal.
Wilsonville, 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.
Wilsonville, 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 97070 (Wilsonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,341 contributions totaling $222,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 380 contributions totaling $79,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)