Joseph, OR is a small rural town located in Wallowa County with a population of just 862 residents. The politics in Joseph, OR are largely influenced by the local community and their shared values and beliefs. The city has a mayor-council form of government and all elections are managed by the Wallowa County Clerk’s office. In recent years, the local political landscape has seen some changes as there have been several new candidates running for different offices. These candidates have brought fresh ideas to the table and have worked hard to ensure that the voices of all residents in Joseph, OR are heard. Residents of Joseph, OR take great pride in their city and actively participate in local government decisions to ensure that their city continues to be a thriving place to live.
The political climate in Zip 97846 (Joseph, OR) is strongly conservative.
Wallowa County, OR is very conservative. In Wallowa County, OR 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wallowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.6%.
Wallowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97846 (Joseph, OR) is strongly conservative.
Joseph, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Wallowa County, Oregon is very conservative.
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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.
Joseph, 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 97846 (Joseph)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $9,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $9,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)