Wheeler County, located in Oregon, is an area known for its scenic beauty and small-town charm. The county is excitedly awaiting the upcoming elections for state representatives and senators. The local political candidates in Wheeler County promise to bring a fresh perspective to the political arena. They come from diverse backgrounds and are committed to making Wheeler County a better place to live for all residents. They will focus on issues such as increasing economic opportunities, providing access to quality education, and protecting the environment. Residents of Wheeler County look forward to hearing more about their candidates' plans for bringing positive change into their community.
The political climate in Wheeler County, OR is very conservative.
In Wheeler County, OR 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wheeler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 22.5%.
Wheeler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheeler County, OR is very conservative.
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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.
Wheeler, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Wheeler County, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $5,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)