Rowena, OR is a small town located in the heart of Oregon. It has an active and engaged population that takes part in local politics. Every year, residents of Rowena come out to vote for their favorite candidates and make their voices heard. Residents are well-informed about local issues and take an active role in ensuring that they have representation at the local level. Rowena also hosts numerous events throughout the year to keep citizens informed about the candidates running for office. From debates to town halls, the people of Rowena are actively involved in deciding who will represent them in government and policymaking.
The political climate in Rowena, OR is leaning 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
Rowena, OR is leaning 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.
Rowena, 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 Rowena, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,847 contributions totaling $125,061 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $35,727 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)