Sherman, OR County is located in the northwest corner of Oregon. The county covers an area of 2,186 square miles and boasts a diverse population of over 7,000 people. The county is governed by a three-member board of commissioners who are elected from seven districts throughout the county. Furthermore, many local municipalities have their own city councils to address issues that are specific to each locality. In Sherman County politics, the way policies are implemented and how funds are spent is addressed through public meetings with state and local officials. Public input is important in these proceedings and an active citizenry helps ensure that the voices of all members of a community are represented in decisions that affect them.
The political climate in Sherman County, OR is very conservative.
In Sherman County, OR 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.5%.
Sherman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherman County, OR is very conservative.
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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.
Sherman, 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 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 Sherman County, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $7,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)