Tillamook, OR is a small coastal town located in the Northern portion of Oregon. It has a rich history and vibrant community that is heavily involved in local politics. The town government is run by an elected mayor and four city council members, who make decisions on behalf of the citizens of Tillamook. Local elections are held annually to determine who will be in office, and the local population takes an active role in selecting candidates and voting for them. They strive for transparency and accountability in their elected officials, and citizens are encouraged to participate in the political process by attending public meetings, joining community discussion groups, or simply casting their vote come election time.
The political climate in Tillamook, OR is leaning conservative.
Tillamook County, OR is leaning conservative. In Tillamook County, OR 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tillamook county remained narrowly Republican, 49.5% to 47.8%.
Tillamook county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tillamook, OR is leaning conservative.
Tillamook County, Oregon 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.
Tillamook, Oregon: r r d d 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 Tillamook, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,949 contributions totaling $39,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $9,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)