The politics in the Oak Harbor, WA Metro Area are shaped by its local citizens and the representation of their voices in the government. The city council is comprised of seven members, all elected by members of the community. The mayor is also elected directly by the people, and works closely with the city council to ensure that the issues and concerns of residents are addressed. The city has a number of boards and committees that oversee different aspects of civic life, including economic development, public safety, environmental protection, and more. There are also multiple opportunities for citizens to engage in discussions about local political issues through public meetings and town halls.
The political climate in Oak Harbor Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Oak Harbor Metro Area 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Oak Harbor metro area remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 42.2%.
The Oak Harbor metro area voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Harbor Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Oak Harbor, Washington: r r 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 Oak Harbor Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,833 contributions totaling $1,643,981 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,718 contributions totaling $258,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)