La Grande, Oregon is a small town with a population of about 12,721 people. It is located in the northeast part of the state and is known for its scenic beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and friendly atmosphere. The local political landscape is quite diverse; La Grande has had both Democratic and Republican mayors over the years and several members of each party are currently serving on the city council. There are many issues that are important to the residents, such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Local candidates running in upcoming elections have discussed these topics and others in hopes of gaining support from voters. Regardless of party affiliation or views on specific issues, everyone in La Grande wants what's best for their community and all residents have an important say in deciding the future direction of their city.
The political climate in La Grande, OR is moderately conservative.
Union County, OR is very conservative. In Union County, OR 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.5%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Grande, OR is moderately conservative.
Union County, Oregon is very conservative.
La Grande 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.
La Grande, 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 La Grande, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 896 contributions totaling $49,823 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 230 contributions totaling $29,318 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)