In Mosier, OR, politics is an important part of the local community. The city sits in the heart of Wasco county and is represented by a variety of local politicians. There are several elected positions in the city, including Mayor, City Council Members, and School Board Members. The City Council meets monthly to discuss and vote on issues important to the citizens of Mosier. Issues discussed at these meetings can range from budgeting concerns to new businesses or developments within the city limits. All decisions made by council members are based on public opinion and feedback from local residents, as well as input from state representatives. Additionally, Mosier holds regular elections where citizens can cast their votes for candidates running for office. These elections help ensure that all citizens have a say in how their government runs and who represents them in their city.
The political climate in Mosier, 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
Mosier, 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.
Mosier, 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 Mosier, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 827 contributions totaling $39,720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)