Crook County, Oregon is a rural area in the eastern part of the state. The county's government is comprised of five elected county commissioners who oversee all matters of local government. Each commissioner serves on various committees and boards, and collectively they are responsible for setting the budget, tax rates, land use regulations, and other policy decisions that affect the county's citizens. Local elections are held regularly for these offices. Voter turnout in Crook County is generally low due to its rural population; however, voters have been shown to support both conservative and progressive candidates in recent years, depending on their individual values and views. With a diverse population from many different backgrounds, Crook County offers an interesting and unique perspective into Oregon politics.
The political climate in Crook County, OR is very conservative.
In Crook County, OR 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.6%.
Crook county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crook County, OR is very conservative.
Prineville 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.
Crook, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Crook County, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 390 contributions totaling $46,003 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $58,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)