The 10 Most Liberal Cities In Oregon For 2025


The most liberal cities in Oregon are Portland and Gresham for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

In this article, we will explore some of the most liberal cities in Oregon, where progressive ideas and inclusive attitudes flourish.

If you’re looking to move to Oregon and want to know where the majority of Oregonians lean left, you’ve come to the right place.

Specifically, we wanted to know which cities have the highest number of liberal voters in the Beaver State.

To do so, we analyzed how the people in each city in Oregon with a population greater than 5,000 voted during the last presidential election. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Democrat were named the most liberal cities in the state.


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The 10 Most Liberal Places In Oregon For 2025:

  1. Portland
  2. Gresham
  3. Lake Oswego
  4. Milwaukie
  5. Troutdale
  6. Fairview
  7. Corvallis
  8. Albany
  9. Philomath
  10. Hood River

Most Liberal Cities In Oregon Map

If you’re wondering, Baker City is the most conservative city in Oregon of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then, we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most liberal cities in Oregon.

And if you already knew these places were liberal, check out some more reading about Oregon and the most liberal places in the country:

The 10 Most Liberal Places In Oregon For 2025

Portland, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
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Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Portland: Data

Gresham, OR

Source: Wikipedia User | CC BY 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
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Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Gresham: Data

Lake Oswego, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Esprqii | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10
Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Lake Oswego: Data

Milwaukie, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Milwaukie: Data

Troutdale, OR

Source: Wikipedia User JoJoes123 | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Troutdale: Data

Fairview, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Fairview: Data

Corvallis, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Gregkeene | CC BY 3.0 us
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 67.9%
More on Corvallis: Data

Albany, OR

Source: Wikipedia User M.O. Stevens | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Percent Democrat: 67.9%
More on Albany: Data

Philomath, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Percent Democrat: 67.9%
More on Philomath: Data

Hood River, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Sam Beebe | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Percent Democrat: 67.0%
More on Hood River: Data

How we determined the most liberal cities in Oregon for 2025

To find the most liberal places in Oregon, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most liberals.

Straight forward.

We started by making a list of every city in Oregon over 5,000 people based on the 2019-2023 American Community Survey. That left us with 79 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places lean the most leftward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For Democratic President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Democrats, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

The winner, Portland, is “The Most liberal City in Oregon For 2025”. The most conservative place in Oregon was Baker City.

We updated this article for 2025. This report is our tenth time ranking the most liberal places to live in Oregon.

Summing Up The Liberal Snowflakes in Oregon

Well, there you have it, the places in Oregon that have the highest number of liberals per capita, with Portland ranking as the least conservative in the entire state.

The most liberal cities in Oregon are Portland, Gresham, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Troutdale, Fairview, Corvallis, Albany, Philomath, and Hood River.

If you’re curious, here are the least liberal cities in Oregon:

  1. Baker City
  2. Prineville
  3. Ontario

For more Oregon reading, check out:

Most Liberal Places In Oregon

Rank City Population % Liberal
1 Portland, OR 642,715 79.2%
2 Gresham, OR 112,818 79.2%
3 Lake Oswego, OR 40,367 79.2%
4 Milwaukie, OR 21,256 79.2%
5 Troutdale, OR 16,000 79.2%
6 Fairview, OR 10,627 79.2%
7 Corvallis, OR 60,424 67.9%
8 Albany, OR 56,773 67.9%
9 Philomath, OR 5,537 67.9%
10 Hood River, OR 8,360 67.0%
11 Hillsboro, OR 107,050 65.5%
12 Beaverton, OR 97,502 65.5%
13 Tigard, OR 55,395 65.5%
14 Tualatin, OR 27,710 65.5%
15 Forest Grove, OR 26,406 65.5%
16 Wilsonville, OR 26,183 65.5%
17 Sherwood, OR 20,227 65.5%
18 Cornelius, OR 13,700 65.5%
19 King City, OR 5,078 65.5%
20 Eugene, OR 177,520 60.5%
21 Springfield, OR 61,642 60.5%
22 Cottage Grove, OR 10,630 60.5%
23 Florence, OR 9,483 60.5%
24 Junction City, OR 6,926 60.5%
25 Creswell, OR 5,625 60.5%
26 Veneta, OR 5,191 60.5%
27 Newport, OR 10,393 56.6%
28 Lincoln City, OR 9,890 56.6%
29 Astoria, OR 10,162 54.0%
30 Seaside, OR 7,210 54.0%
31 Warrenton, OR 6,297 54.0%
32 Oregon City, OR 37,482 54.0%
33 West Linn, OR 27,065 54.0%
34 Happy Valley, OR 25,572 54.0%
35 Canby, OR 18,103 54.0%
36 Sandy, OR 12,738 54.0%
37 Gladstone, OR 11,986 54.0%
38 Molalla, OR 10,168 54.0%
39 Bend, OR 101,472 52.7%
40 Redmond, OR 35,161 52.7%
41 Salem, OR 176,666 48.9%
42 Keizer, OR 39,013 48.9%
43 Woodburn, OR 26,845 48.9%
44 Silverton, OR 10,445 48.9%
45 Stayton, OR 8,223 48.9%
46 Tillamook, OR 5,229 47.8%
47 Dallas, OR 17,214 47.5%
48 Monmouth, OR 11,176 47.5%
49 Independence, OR 10,088 47.5%
50 Medford, OR 85,794 46.8%
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