Ontario is a large province in Canada and its politics have an immense impact on the rest of the country. It is home to the provincial capital, Toronto, which is part of the Greater Toronto Area and one of the most populous cities in Canada. The government of Ontario is led by Premier Doug Ford, who leads a majority Progressive Conservative government. The legislature consists of 107 elected representatives from various ridings across the province, and it meets at Queen's Park in Toronto. Provincial politics are also heavily influenced by members of the federal government from Ontario's 38 seats in Parliament. This includes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who leads the Liberal Party. Provincial politics have been characterized by both parties striving for greater autonomy within Canada and a focus on local issues that affect Ontarians directly. From affordable housing to healthcare reform, these local topics are integral to understanding how Ontarians engage with their government and its policies.
The political climate in Ontario, OR is moderately conservative.
Malheur County, OR is very conservative. In Malheur County, OR 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Malheur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 27.6%.
Malheur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ontario, OR is moderately conservative.
Malheur County, Oregon is very conservative.
Ontario Metro Area is very 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.
Ontario, 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 Ontario, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,000 contributions totaling $42,238 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $15,167 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)