Milton-Freewater, OR is a small city located in rural Eastern Oregon. Politically, the city is predominantly conservative and the local government focuses on maintaining an environment that is supportive of local businesses and agriculture. There has been some controversy recently due to increased public transportation costs and other taxes, but for the most part the local government works hard to maintain a supportive atmosphere for both businesses and residents. The majority of candidates running for local office are either Republican or Libertarian and their platforms typically center around promoting economic growth through lower taxes and better regulation of businesses. It remains to be seen what will happen as the residents of Milton-Freewater continue to grapple with pressing issues facing their community.
The political climate in Milton-Freewater, OR is somewhat conservative.
Umatilla County, OR is very conservative. In Umatilla County, OR 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Umatilla county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.4% to 32.4%.
Umatilla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milton-Freewater, OR is somewhat conservative.
Umatilla County, Oregon is very conservative.
Hermiston-Pendleton 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.
Milton-Freewater, 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 Milton-Freewater, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 210 contributions totaling $4,698 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $15,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)