Lakeside, OR is a small rural town in the western part of the state. It is home to a close-knit community of about 2,000 people. The town has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and is well-known for its natural beauty and outdoor attractions. When it comes to politics in Lakeside, the residents are passionate about their values and their sense of community. The local government consists of a city council that works together to ensure Lakeside remains a safe and desirable place to live. Elections are held regularly for various positions within the city council, allowing citizens to have a voice in their local government. Residents are engaged with political issues that affect them on both the local and national level, making sure that their voices are heard when it comes to decisions that shape their community.
The political climate in Lakeside, OR is moderately conservative.
Coos County, OR is moderately conservative. In Coos County, OR 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.9% to 38.4%.
Coos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeside, OR is moderately conservative.
Coos County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos Bay Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lakeside, 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 Lakeside, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120 contributions totaling $3,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)