Mount Hood, Oregon is a beautiful small town located in the Cascade Mountains. It has a vibrant and diverse political landscape, with local citizens passionate about their views and beliefs. There are several local government councils in Mount Hood dedicated to representing the needs of its citizens, including the City Council, County Commission, and School Board. The local political scene is also active with numerous candidates running for office each year across all levels of government. Such candidates come from all walks of life and reflect the diversity of the area's population; some have been living in the community for generations, while others are new arrivals looking to make an impact on their new home. Regardless of backgrounds or ideologies, residents come together to debate the issues affecting their town and strive to make it a better place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Mount Hood, OR is somewhat liberal.
Hood River County, OR is very liberal. In Hood River County, OR 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hood River county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.2%.
Hood River county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Hood, OR is somewhat liberal.
Hood River County, Oregon is very liberal.
Hood River Metro Area is very 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.
Mount Hood, Oregon: d D D D D 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 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 Mount Hood, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 227 contributions totaling $9,817 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)