Hood River County is a small, rural county in the state of Oregon. It has a population of around 22,000 people and is known for its beautiful scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities. With such a small population, there are not very many political candidates running for local offices in Hood River County. However, those that do run are passionate about making sure that the county's residents have access to quality public services and support for businesses and organizations. The county also works hard to ensure that it provides fair representation for all its citizens, regardless of political affiliation or background. In addition to local politics, Hood River County works closely with other nearby counties as well as state and national legislators to create policies and legislation that will benefit the entire region.
The political climate in Hood River County, OR is very liberal.
In Hood River County, OR 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hood River county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 30.2%.
Hood River county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hood River County, OR is very liberal.
Hood River Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Hood River, Oregon: d D D D D D
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 Hood River County, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,644 contributions totaling $203,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $64,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)