Mosier, OR is a small city in Wasco County located on the Columbia River Gorge. It is an area known for its natural beauty and outdoor recreational activities. Although Mosier is a small city, it still has politics that shape the character of the community. Residents of Mosier participate in local politics by voting in state and county elections, as well as local town council elections. The city is divided into two precincts and each precinct elects its own representatives to serve on the Mosier City Council. These council members are responsible for enacting legislation, setting budgets, and making decisions about things like public safety and economic development. In recent years, the Mosier City Council has focused on efforts to attract new businesses and investments to the area while preserving its natural beauty. As a result of their work, Mosier has become a place many people want to call home due to its lovely scenery and friendly community spirit.
The political climate in Zip 97040 (Mosier, OR) is leaning conservative.
Wasco County, OR is leaning conservative. In Wasco County, OR 46.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wasco county remained Republican, 49.8% to 46.7%.
Wasco county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97040 (Mosier, OR) is leaning conservative.
Mosier, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Wasco County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
The Dalles Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mosier, Oregon: r r d 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 zip 97040 (Mosier)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 827 contributions totaling $39,720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)