Joseph, OR is a small rural community located in the northeastern corner of Oregon. It has a population of just over 1,000 people and is known for its beautiful scenery and its friendly atmosphere. Politically, the town leans heavily towards the Republican party. Most local politics revolve around issues such as education, infrastructure and public safety. Many residents of Joseph are concerned about improving the quality of their schools and maintaining adequate public safety services. Local candidates running for office often focus on these issues in order to gain support from the community. The Mayor and City Council members work together to make decisions that are beneficial to the entire town. They strive to keep taxes low while still providing necessary services to residents. These decisions have made Joseph a desirable place to live for many years.
The political climate in Joseph, OR is moderately conservative.
Wallowa County, OR is very conservative. In Wallowa County, OR 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wallowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.6%.
Wallowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Joseph, OR is moderately conservative.
Wallowa County, Oregon 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.
Joseph, 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 Joseph, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $9,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $9,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)