The Hood River metro area is a vibrant part of Oregon which has seen a fair share of political activity over the years. Located in an important electoral swing state, this dynamic region has been the focus of many campaigns and debates. The county is home to two congressional representatives which are chosen by the local residents during election time. Every few years, citizens will have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidate and decide who will represent them at the state and national level. Furthermore, a number of local issues related to the community have been addressed in recent times, ranging from education funding to environmental protection policies. This has enabled citizens to take part in shaping their own future in ways they often don't find in other parts of the country. It's clear that politics still plays an important role in Hood River metro area, and that it will continue to do so for years to come.
The political climate in Hood River Metro Area is very liberal.
In Hood River Metro Area 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Hood River metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.2%.
The Hood River metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hood River Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Hood River, Oregon: d D D D D D
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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hood River Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,644 contributions totaling $203,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $64,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)