Waterloo, Oregon is a small city located in Lane County. Its population is just over 5,000 people and it is known for its vibrant community and close-knit neighborhoods. The local government in Waterloo consists of a mayor and a five-member council who serve two-year terms. The current mayor is Mark Shellinger and the city council members are Sarah Wise, Tina Keller, Levi Greer, Jim Kelley, and William Severns. Together they work to make decisions that will benefit the citizens of Waterloo. They focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development projects, and education initiatives. They also strive to ensure that all citizens have access to resources and services they need for their day-to-day lives. Additionally, the city hosts several special events throughout the year such as music festivals and farmers markets which bring people together from all over the region. With strong leadership at the helm of its local government, Waterloo continues to be an amazing place to live for residents and visitors alike!
The political climate in Waterloo, OR is moderately conservative.
Linn County, OR is moderately conservative. In Linn County, OR 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.5%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterloo, OR is moderately conservative.
Linn County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Albany-Lebanon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Waterloo, 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 Waterloo, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 991 contributions totaling $41,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 257 contributions totaling $33,992 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)