Dufur, OR is a small town located in the northern part of Wasco County. Although it has a small population, Dufur is an important part of Oregon's political landscape. The town elects local representatives who take part in deciding how the town's budget is managed and what services are offered to its citizens. Dufur also takes part in state-wide elections, with many residents actively engaging in political activism and making sure their voices are heard on matters ranging from education funding to taxation. During election season, the town hosts debates between local candidates and encourages its citizens to get out and vote. This engagement helps ensure that elected officials are representing the needs of the community in decision-making processes.
The political climate in Dufur, OR is somewhat 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
Dufur, OR is somewhat 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.
Dufur, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Dufur, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $4,102 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)