Dallas, Oregon is a small city located in Polk County. It is a rural community with a population of approximately 10,000 people. The local political landscape is largely driven by the City Council, which governs the operations of the city and its various departments. There are currently five members on the council, each elected to two-year terms from their respective wards in Dallas. The council is responsible for approving budgets, enacting laws, appointing staff and representatives to boards and commissions, and making key decisions about city planning projects and services. In addition to the City Council, Dallas also has an active Mayor who works closely with the council to ensure that all citizens’ needs are met in a timely and effective manner. The mayor works with local organizations and businesses to ensure that job opportunities remain available for residents of Dallas. Through his leadership, Dallas strives to provide quality public education as well as maintain a safe environment for its citizens. Local residents have access to several civic organizations where they can engage in political discourse such as Voter Service Centers and Political Action Committees.
The political climate in Zip 97338 (Dallas, OR) is leaning conservative.
Polk County, OR is leaning conservative. In Polk County, OR 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.1% to 47.5%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97338 (Dallas, OR) is leaning conservative.
Dallas, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Polk County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Salem Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dallas, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 97338 (Dallas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,606 contributions totaling $49,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 608 contributions totaling $84,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)