Tri-City, OR is a vibrant community that is home to many diverse people and businesses. The politics in the city are also diverse and engaging. The mayor of Tri-City is elected by the residents every four years, along with the city council members who can serve for up to two terms. Local elections for both mayor and council members take place each May, and the races often attract a number of candidates from different political backgrounds. Beyond just elections, Tri-City has actively sought to promote political engagement through public forums and town hall meetings where citizens can voice their opinions on a variety of topics. These efforts have helped create an atmosphere where citizens feel empowered to make their voices heard in local politics.
The political climate in Tri-City, OR is moderately conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tri-City, OR is moderately conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg 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.
Tri-City, 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 Tri-City, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $5,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $15,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)