Sisters, Oregon is a beautiful small city nestled in the Cascade Mountains of Central Oregon. It has a vibrant community filled with activities and events for visitors and locals alike. The city is home to many outdoor recreation opportunities, quaint shopping districts, and delicious restaurants. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in the area. Sisters is governed by a mayor and a five-member City Council who are responsible for creating laws that benefit the people of Sisters. During election time, local political candidates come forward to run for office and represent the citizens’ interests in government decisions. The issues they focus on vary from tax rates to environmental initiatives to public safety measures. Regardless of who you vote for, it’s important to stay informed about the candidates so you can make sure your voice is heard in local politics.
The political climate in Sisters, OR is leaning liberal.
Deschutes County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Deschutes County, OR 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deschutes county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 44.4%.
Deschutes county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sisters, OR is leaning liberal.
Deschutes County, Oregon is somewhat liberal.
Bend Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sisters, Oregon: R R r r r 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 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 Sisters, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,893 contributions totaling $103,236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $36,959 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)