Dallas, Oregon is a city located in Polk County. It has a small population of 3,822 people according to the 2016 United States Census. The politics of Dallas reflect the values of the small town and its residents. There are many issues that occupy the attention of citizens and local politicians alike. These issues include topics such as education, crime, economic development, health care, and natural resource management. Local candidates for office generally support these ideals and are focused on making sure that these important issues are addressed in order to ensure a better quality of life for all who live in Dallas.
The political climate in Dallas, OR is leaning conservative.
Polk County, OR is leaning conservative. In Polk County, OR 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.1% to 47.5%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dallas, OR is leaning conservative.
Polk County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Salem Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dallas, 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 Dallas, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,606 contributions totaling $49,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 608 contributions totaling $84,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)