Tillamook County, Oregon is an area of beautiful scenery and friendly people. With a rich history and culture, it is also an area full of political intrigue. Elections in the county are hotly contested, as local politics involve a wide range of issues from land use to budgeting. Candidates come from all walks of life and often have different perspectives on the same issue. The debates can get heated but are ultimately beneficial to the process as everyone seeks what’s best for the county as a whole. Residents of Tillamook County take pride in their political engagement and participation in local elections, making it an exciting time for those who live in this special corner of Oregon.
The political climate in Tillamook County, OR is leaning conservative.
In Tillamook County, OR 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tillamook county remained narrowly Republican, 49.5% to 47.8%.
Tillamook county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tillamook County, OR is leaning conservative.
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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.
Tillamook, Oregon: r r d d 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 Tillamook County, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,583 contributions totaling $134,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $35,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)