Umatilla, OR is a small city located on the Columbia River in Oregon. The city has a population of 7,139 and is governed by mayor Larry Givens and all five council members. The politics of Umatilla are focused on community needs such as infrastructure, economic development, public safety, recreation and parks, housing and health services. Umatilla strives to find solutions that meet the current needs of the city while also planning for the future. The city works with local businesses and other organizations to create economic opportunities for citizens while preserving natural resources. The city council meetings provide citizens with an opportunity to have their voice heard on matters important to Umatilla’s growth and development. As such, residents are encouraged to attend meetings and share their views on any issue related to life in Umatilla.
The political climate in Umatilla, OR is somewhat conservative.
Umatilla County, OR is very conservative. In Umatilla County, OR 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Umatilla county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.4% to 32.4%.
Umatilla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Umatilla, OR is somewhat conservative.
Umatilla County, Oregon is very conservative.
Hermiston-Pendleton Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Umatilla, Oregon: R R R R R R
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Umatilla, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 537 contributions totaling $46,476 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $57,009 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)