Pilot Rock is a small city located in Umatilla County, Oregon. It has a population of just over 800 people and is home to many diverse cultures and backgrounds. The politics in Pilot Rock are largely influenced by the state and county governments, where local political candidates have the chance to voice their opinions on important issues facing the community. These candidates typically work to ensure that Pilot Rock residents have access to necessary services, such as education, healthcare, public safety, transportation, and economic development. They also strive to represent the interests of all stakeholders within the city and create an environment for everyone to feel safe and secure. The local government works closely with state and federal agencies in order to facilitate communication between citizens and elected officials. All of these efforts are focused on making Pilot Rock a better place for its citizens and visitors alike.
The political climate in Pilot Rock, OR is strongly conservative.
Umatilla County, OR is very conservative. In Umatilla County, OR 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Umatilla county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.4% to 32.4%.
Umatilla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pilot Rock, OR is strongly conservative.
Umatilla County, Oregon is very conservative.
Hermiston-Pendleton Metro Area is very 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.
Pilot Rock, 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 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 Pilot Rock, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $52 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $10,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)