Cascade Locks is a small town located in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon. It has a history of political involvement and is home to multiple organizations that are active in local politics. The city council consists of a mayor, four councilors, and three appointed positions. The Cascade Locks City Council meets regularly to discuss topics such as budgeting for city services, infrastructure improvements, and decisions on zoning ordinances. In addition to the city council, there are several nonprofit organizations that help advocate for various causes in Cascade Locks. These groups have been successful in raising awareness about important local issues such as environmental protection and economic development. They also work closely with local businesses and citizens to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to policies enacted by the city government.
The political climate in Cascade Locks, 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
Cascade Locks, 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.
Cascade Locks, 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 Cascade Locks, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $1,734 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)