The politics in The Dalles, OR are largely influenced by the local government and its constituents. Local elections are held every two years and determine who will serve on the City Council. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions about everything from infrastructure to public services. Residents of The Dalles have a chance to voice their opinions and concerns through town halls, community meetings, and other public forums. Additionally, they are able to contact their elected representatives directly if they have a specific issue or concern to address. By embracing an open dialogue between citizens and the local government, The Dalles is able to remain informed and up-to-date on current political issues.
The political climate in The Dalles, OR is leaning conservative.
Wasco County, OR is leaning conservative. In Wasco County, OR 46.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wasco county remained Republican, 49.8% to 46.7%.
Wasco county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
The Dalles, OR is leaning conservative.
Wasco County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
The Dalles Metro Area is leaning 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.
The Dalles, Oregon: r r d 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 The Dalles, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,694 contributions totaling $250,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 490 contributions totaling $71,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)