Hood River, OR is a small city located in the Columbia River Gorge region of Oregon. It is known for its stunning views and outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking, and boating. The city is home to a diverse population of approximately 7,600 people who are predominately white. With regards to politics, Hood River has been consistently represented in the Oregon State Legislature by Representative Mark Johnson and Senator Chuck Thomsen since 2005. Locally, the city elects four members to the City Council which includes Mayor Paul Blackburn and Councilors Rich McBride, Kenneth Outlaw and Jan Veldhuisen Virk. They work together to ensure that important decisions are made that benefit all citizens of Hood River. The City Council meets regularly each month to discuss issues that affect the community such as public safety, economic development, affordable housing and local infrastructure projects. In addition to these important duties, the City Council also provides support for various non-profits and organizations within the community.
The political climate in Hood River, OR is moderately 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
Hood River, OR is moderately 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.
Hood River, 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 Hood River, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,756 contributions totaling $383,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 652 contributions totaling $123,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)