Dillard, OR is a small rural town located in the northwestern part of Oregon. Its population is approximately 1000 people, and it prides itself on its tight knit and unified community. The citizens of Dillard are active participants in their own local politics. Every two years, Dillard elects a mayor for a two year term, as well as four members of the city council to represent and make decisions on behalf of the citizens. The elections bring out every resident to make sure that their voice is heard and that the best representation is selected for the town. Issues brought up at these meetings range from city infrastructure such as road maintenance and water management, to recreation such as park upkeep and building projects. The community takes pride in being able to have a direct say in how their town progresses into the future.
The political climate in Dillard, OR is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dillard, OR is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg 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.
Dillard, 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 Dillard, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 256 contributions totaling $11,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $20,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)