Wheeler, OR is a small town located in the Oregon coast range. Although it has a small population, it still has an active and engaged political landscape. The local elections in Wheeler revolve around issues like education, economic development, sustainability, and public safety. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on environmental issues due to the area's proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its many rivers and streams. There are several candidates running for office each election cycle who have championed these causes and have worked hard to support their local community. Each candidate brings their own unique vision to how they would improve life in Wheeler, OR while also protecting its natural resources.
The political climate in Wheeler, OR is leaning conservative.
Tillamook County, OR is leaning conservative. In Tillamook County, OR 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tillamook county remained narrowly Republican, 49.5% to 47.8%.
Tillamook county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheeler, OR is leaning conservative.
Tillamook County, Oregon 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.
Wheeler, Oregon: r r d d 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 Wheeler, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 524 contributions totaling $21,910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)