Prescott, OR is a small town in Oregon with a population of about 8,000 people. The local political scene is made up of many active and engaged citizens who are passionate about their community. There are currently two main political parties in the area: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Both have active members and regularly host events to engage with constituents. In addition to these two parties, there are also some independent candidates who run for office from time to time. Prescott has seen its fair share of heated political debates in recent years, particularly surrounding issues related to economic development and environmental conservation. Residents can stay informed on all the latest news pertaining to local politics by attending city council meetings, following local elected officials on social media, or attending rallies and other events put on by different political organizations.
The political climate in Prescott, OR is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, OR is somewhat conservative. In Columbia County, OR 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained strongly Republican, 53.2% to 42.9%.
Columbia county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prescott, OR is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Prescott, Oregon: d d D d 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 Prescott, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $7,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $7,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)