The Prineville Metro Area is an active political region in Oregon, with many involved in local politics. The area has a vibrant political culture and is known for its grassroots campaigns that often focus on issues of local importance. In recent years, the region has seen a shift towards more progressive candidates running for office at the state and local level. Elected officials have worked to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard and have been successful in making sure that they have representation in the legislature. A strong presence has been established by elected officials from both sides of the aisle, which helps to create a balanced approach to policy-making in Prineville. Overall, the Prineville Metro Area is an important area politically, as it plays a key role in keeping Oregon's government working for all citizens.
The political climate in Prineville Metro Area is very conservative.
In Prineville Metro Area 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, the Prineville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.6%.
The Prineville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Prineville, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Prineville Metro Area
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)