The 10 Most Liberal Cities In Oregon For 2023


The most liberal cities in Oregon are Portland and Gresham for 2023 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.

The 10 Most Liberal Places In Oregon For 2023:

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

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:


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Most Liberal Places In Oregon For 2023

Portland, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Portland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Gresham, OR

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Percent Democrat: 79.2%
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Lake Oswego, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Esprqii | CC BY-SA 3.0
Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Lake Oswego: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Milwaukie, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Milwaukie: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Troutdale, OR

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Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Troutdale: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Fairview, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Percent Democrat: 79.2%
More on Fairview: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Corvallis, OR

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Percent Democrat: 67.9%
More on Corvallis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Albany, OR

Source: Wikipedia User M.O. Stevens | CC BY 3.0
Percent Democrat: 67.9%
More on Albany: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Philomath, OR

Source: Wikipedia User Finetooth | CC BY-SA 3.0
Percent Democrat: 67.9%
More on Philomath: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Hood River, OR

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Percent Democrat: 67.0%
More on Hood River: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most liberal cities in Oregon for 2023

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 2017-2021 American Community Survey. That left us with 77 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 2023”. The most conservative place in Oregon was Baker City.

We updated this article for 2023. 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.

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 647,176 79.2%
2 Gresham, OR 114,164 79.2%
3 Lake Oswego, OR 40,390 79.2%
4 Milwaukie, OR 21,108 79.2%
5 Troutdale, OR 16,353 79.2%
6 Fairview, OR 10,439 79.2%
7 Corvallis, OR 59,407 67.9%
8 Albany, OR 55,776 67.9%
9 Philomath, OR 5,353 67.9%
10 Hood River, OR 8,210 67.0%
11 Hillsboro, OR 105,909 65.5%
12 Beaverton, OR 97,466 65.5%
13 Tigard, OR 54,750 65.5%
14 Tualatin, OR 27,821 65.5%
15 Wilsonville, OR 25,887 65.5%
16 Forest Grove, OR 25,767 65.5%
17 Sherwood, OR 20,281 65.5%
18 Cornelius, OR 12,893 65.5%
19 Eugene, OR 173,278 60.5%
20 Springfield, OR 62,138 60.5%
21 Cottage Grove, OR 10,569 60.5%
22 Florence, OR 9,353 60.5%
23 Junction City, OR 6,718 60.5%
24 Creswell, OR 5,625 60.5%
25 Veneta, OR 5,199 60.5%
26 Newport, OR 10,305 56.6%
27 Lincoln City, OR 9,655 56.6%
28 Astoria, OR 10,166 54.0%
29 Seaside, OR 7,058 54.0%
30 Warrenton, OR 6,123 54.0%
31 Oregon City, OR 37,160 54.0%
32 West Linn, OR 27,173 54.0%
33 Happy Valley, OR 23,442 54.0%
34 Canby, OR 18,078 54.0%
35 Sandy, OR 12,383 54.0%
36 Gladstone, OR 12,017 54.0%
37 Molalla, OR 10,060 54.0%
38 Bend, OR 97,042 52.7%
39 Redmond, OR 33,160 52.7%
40 Salem, OR 174,193 48.9%
41 Keizer, OR 39,119 48.9%
42 Woodburn, OR 25,877 48.9%
43 Silverton, OR 10,402 48.9%
44 Stayton, OR 8,199 48.9%
45 Tillamook, OR 5,183 47.8%
46 Dallas, OR 16,663 47.5%
47 Monmouth, OR 10,735 47.5%
48 Independence, OR 9,850 47.5%
49 Medford, OR 84,894 46.8%
50 Ashland, OR 21,348 46.8%
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