Eagle Crest, Oregon is a small town located in the heart of the Cascade Mountains. The town is home to a diverse population of friendly and welcoming people who are passionate about their community and take pride in its rich history. Politically, Eagle Crest has been historically conservative, electing Republican candidates to local office for many years. In recent years, there has been increasing support for Democratic candidates as more people move to the area looking for progressive change. With this shift in politics, voters have seen an increase in candidates from both major parties vying for local office. This increased competition has helped increase engagement and dialogue amongst Eagle Crest residents on important political issues that affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Eagle Crest, OR is leaning conservative.
Deschutes County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Deschutes County, OR 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deschutes county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 44.4%.
Deschutes county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eagle Crest, OR is leaning conservative.
Deschutes County, Oregon is somewhat liberal.
Bend Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Eagle Crest, Oregon: R R r r r 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 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 Eagle Crest, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,023 contributions totaling $83,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 646 contributions totaling $81,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)