Oroville, WA is a small city located in the picturesque Okanogan Valley of North Central Washington. It is home to around 4,000 people and is known for its peaceful rural atmosphere. The politics of Oroville have been relatively quiet in recent years, with only a few local elections taking place every few years. Most candidates running for office are longtime residents who have a deep knowledge of the community and its needs. Issues that tend to come up during election cycles include funding for schools, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives to help bring jobs to the area. Recently, there has been an emphasis on sustainability initiatives, such as solar energy projects and green measures to reduce environmental impact. Overall, Oroville’s politics remain relatively stable despite the occasional election and focused mainly on creating a more prosperous future for the citizens of this small community.
The political climate in Oroville, WA is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Okanogan County, WA 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okanogan county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 41.8%.
Okanogan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oroville, WA is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Washington 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.
Oroville, Washington: 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 Oroville, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 179 contributions totaling $11,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $9,527 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)