The Bend-Redmond Metro Area in Oregon is known for its active civic engagement and involvement in local politics. Elected officials are voted into office by the citizens of the area, who have a say in how their communities are run. Residents participate in town hall meetings, ballot measures, and other events to make their voices heard on important issues. The region is also home to a variety of political organizations, from the Democratic Party to the Libertarian Party, which allow citizens to become further involved in promoting their values and ideals. All these activities promote healthy debate and help shape the future of Bend-Redmond for years to come.
The political climate in Bend Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Bend Metro Area 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, the Bend-Redmond metro area flipped moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 44.4%.
The Bend-Redmond metro area flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Bend, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bend Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,637 contributions totaling $819,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,400 contributions totaling $417,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)