Sumpter, Oregon is a small community located in 97877 with a rich history and unique culture. The city has its own local government structure, which is responsible for making decisions that are in the best interests of the residents. Currently, there are two political parties that have representatives in their local government: Democrats and Republicans. Each party strives to create positive changes in the community through their policies and platforms. The mayors of Sumpter represent both parties, with the current mayor being a Democrat. Each year, local elections are held for the various positions within Sumpter's government. During these campaigns, candidates from each party will often travel around town to meet with constituents and discuss relevant issues. Elections in Sumpter often come down to the wire as each side passionately promote their respective visions for the future of this wonderful city.
The political climate in Zip 97877 (Sumpter, OR) is strongly conservative.
Baker County, OR is very conservative. In Baker County, OR 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.6%.
Baker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97877 (Sumpter, OR) is strongly conservative.
Sumpter, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Baker County, Oregon 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.
Sumpter, 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 97877 (Sumpter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)