Klamath Falls, OR is a small city in Oregon with a population of about 21,000 people. The politics in the area are largely focused on local issues and the majority of people who live here tend to lean more towards conservative political views. In local elections, residents of Klamath Falls typically vote for candidates that support traditional values and advocate for initiatives they believe will benefit the community as a whole. Issues such as education, economic development, and public safety are often topics that dominate conversations during debates leading up to an election. Local leaders seek to promote unity, understanding, and collaboration among all members of the community regardless of their political affiliation.
The political climate in Zip 97601 (Klamath Falls, OR) is strongly conservative.
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
Zip 97601 (Klamath Falls, OR) is strongly conservative.
Klamath Falls, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Klamath County, Oregon 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 Falls, 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 zip 97601 (Klamath Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,178 contributions totaling $63,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $81,980 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)