Beaver, Oregon is a small town located in the western part of the state. Politically speaking, it is primarily made up of registered Democrats and Republicans. The mayor of Beaver is a Democrat who was elected by the city's residents in 2018, while the four City Council members are split equally between Democrats and Republicans. Local elections within Beaver generally focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development and budget management. In addition to this, there are many volunteer organizations that help to shape policy decisions at the local level within Beaver. These organizations often host town hall meetings where they discuss important topics with city officials and provide input on how to make positive changes in the area.
The political climate in Beaver, OR is somewhat 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
Beaver, OR is somewhat 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.
Beaver, 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 Beaver, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $6,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,719 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)