Sheridan, OR is a small city located in Yamhill County. It is a predominantly residential area with a population of approximately 5,400 people. The local politics of Sheridan are mainly determined by the city council, which is composed of seven elected members who serve four-year terms. These members work together to make important decisions about the city’s budget, laws, public safety and services. They also review development projects proposed for the city and consider ways to improve resident quality of life. Residents of Sheridan are actively involved in politics by attending public forums and speaking at council meetings. Additionally, local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce host events like candidate forums that allow people to learn more about the political candidates running for office in Sheridan and help them make an informed decision when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Sheridan, OR is leaning conservative.
Yamhill County, OR is leaning conservative. In Yamhill County, OR 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yamhill county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.1%.
Yamhill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheridan, OR is leaning conservative.
Yamhill County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sheridan, 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 Sheridan, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $2,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)