Rainier, OR is a small city located in the western part of the state. It has a unique blend of rural and urban life, providing residents with plenty of opportunities to get involved in local politics. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the community, such as infrastructure improvements, zoning changes and budgets. Local civic organizations often work together with the city council to lobby for change and address different issues. There are also numerous political candidates running for office in Rainier, OR each year, with citizens encouraged to research their backgrounds and voting records before casting their ballots. With so many options available, citizens have the power to choose who will best represent their interests and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Rainier, OR is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, OR is somewhat conservative. In Columbia County, OR 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained strongly Republican, 53.2% to 42.9%.
Columbia county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rainier, OR is somewhat conservative.
Columbia County, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Rainier, Oregon: d d 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 Rainier, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $7,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $7,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)