In Wasco, OR, the politics of the city are heavily focused on quality of life improvements for current and future residents. The mayor and city council strive to make decisions that are in the best interest of the community as a whole. Recent projects have included enhancing public safety, promoting economic growth, and preserving natural resources. The mayor is currently leading an effort to create more recreational opportunities for all members of the community, while also taking steps to improve infrastructure such as roads and sidewalks. Additionally, local government is working diligently with state legislators to ensure Wasco has proper representation on a larger scale. In summary, Wasco’s political climate focuses on providing its citizens with a safe and prosperous environment.
The political climate in Zip 97065 (Wasco, OR) is very conservative.
Sherman County, OR is very conservative. In Sherman County, OR 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.5%.
Sherman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97065 (Wasco, OR) is very conservative.
Wasco, Oregon is very conservative.
Sherman 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.
Wasco, 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 97065 (Wasco)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)