Klamath County, Oregon has a long history of political involvement and engagement. Over the years, there have been numerous local elections to decide who will be in charge of making decisions on behalf of Klamath County’s citizens. In recent years, these elections have included candidates from both major political parties as well as those from third-party or independent backgrounds. Some of the important issues that are addressed by Klamath County’s elected officials include public education, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. Through their decisions, these representatives aim to best serve the interests of Klamath County’s residents while also ensuring the region remains competitive in an increasingly global economy. Although election cycles come and go, Klamath County's dedication to strong leadership and representative government remains unwavering.
The political climate in Klamath County, OR is very conservative.
In Klamath County, OR 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Klamath county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.3%.
Klamath county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Klamath County, OR is very conservative.
Klamath Falls 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.
Klamath, 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 Klamath County, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,174 contributions totaling $104,330 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 961 contributions totaling $194,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)