Glide, Oregon is a small town located in the Umpqua Valley of Douglas County. A popular tourist destination, Glide is known for its spectacular outdoor recreation and stunning views. Politically, Glide is represented by Senator Herman Baertschiger Jr. in the Oregon Senate and Representative Cedric Hayden in the Oregon House of Representatives. Both are Republicans and have been well-respected members of their respective legislative bodies since taking office. Additionally, Glide has a number of citizens who serve on various local boards and committees, helping to shape policy decisions for the betterment of their community. With such strong representation at both the state and local level, it's no wonder why Glide remains a vibrant place to live and work.
The political climate in Glide, OR is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glide, OR is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg Metro Area is very 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.
Glide, 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 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 Glide, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,149 contributions totaling $661,131 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $575 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 350 contributions totaling $351,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,004 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)