Maupin, Oregon is a small city located in the Columbia River Gorge region of Northern Oregon. It has a population of around 900 people and is known for its natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and local wineries. Maupin also has an active political scene with several local politicians running for office every election cycle. The current Mayor of Maupin is Michelle Thiessen, who was elected in 2016. The City Council includes five members who are all elected through nonpartisan elections. They focus on managing the city's budget and infrastructure while keeping an eye on economic growth and quality of life issues. Through their efforts over the years, Maupin has seen significant improvement to its fiscal health and overall quality of life including expanded utilities services, water treatment facility upgrades, and economic development initiatives that have attracted new businesses to the area.
The political climate in Maupin, OR is somewhat conservative.
Wasco County, OR is leaning conservative. In Wasco County, OR 46.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wasco county remained Republican, 49.8% to 46.7%.
Wasco county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maupin, OR is somewhat conservative.
Wasco County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
The Dalles Metro Area is leaning 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.
Maupin, Oregon: r r d 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 Maupin, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,456 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)