North Bend, Oregon is a quaint city located on the beautiful Pacific Coast. Politics in North Bend are generally considered to be progressive and focused on environmental sustainability. The city council consists of five members, who strive to represent the interests of the citizens while keeping taxes low and services high. Further, they prioritize environmental protection initiatives such as supporting local renewable energy projects and preserving green spaces. In addition, they are dedicated to improving public safety and maintaining strong economic development for the community's businesses, families and individuals alike. The city prides itself on its community involvement in decision-making processes through town hall meetings, open forums and surveys allowing residents to have their voices heard.
The political climate in North Bend, OR is somewhat conservative.
Coos County, OR is moderately conservative. In Coos County, OR 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.9% to 38.4%.
Coos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Bend, OR is somewhat conservative.
Coos County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos Bay Metro Area is moderately 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.
North Bend, 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 North Bend, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,384 contributions totaling $163,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 435 contributions totaling $89,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)