Oceanside, OR is a small beach town located on the Oregon Coast. The beautiful area has become popular with tourists due to its stunning beaches and cozy atmosphere. Oceanside is served by the City Council of Oceanside, which consists of five elected officials who serve four-year terms. These officials are responsible for setting policy, helping set the budget, and making final decisions on how to run the city. Along with City Council members, local elections are held every two years where citizens can elect their representatives for various positions including Mayor and Sheriff. Throughout the year, local political events are held in Oceanside to promote civic engagement among citizens and encourage them to participate in the democratic process. With its consistent focus on community development and participation, Oceanside promises to be a lively place for political discourse in the years ahead.
The political climate in Oceanside, OR is leaning conservative.
Tillamook County, OR is leaning conservative. In Tillamook County, OR 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tillamook county remained narrowly Republican, 49.5% to 47.8%.
Tillamook county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oceanside, OR is leaning conservative.
Tillamook County, Oregon 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.
Oceanside, Oregon: r r d d 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 Oceanside, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,960 contributions totaling $44,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $22,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)