Brookings, Oregon is a small coastal community located in Southwest Oregon. It is a picturesque and peaceful town that is known for its beautiful beaches and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. Politically, Brookings is a predominantly Democratic-leaning city with many of its residents supporting progressive causes. The City Council is made up of nine members, all of whom are elected to two-year terms by the local residents. Issues such as affordable housing, environmental protection, public works improvements, and fiscal responsibility are often discussed at council meetings. In addition, Brookings also has a strong involvement in local and state elections as well as national politics. Residents of Brookings take pride in their active participation in voting and engaging with their elected officials to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Brookings, OR is somewhat conservative.
Curry County, OR is moderately conservative. In Curry County, OR 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Curry county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.6%.
Curry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brookings, OR is somewhat conservative.
Curry County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Brookings Metro Area is moderately 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.
Brookings, 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 Brookings, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 859 contributions totaling $48,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $51,868 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)