Alsea, OR is a small, rural community in the western part of Oregon. It has a rich history of both farming and logging, and its residents are passionate about preserving their local heritage and way of life. Politically, Alsea is a staunchly conservative town. Local elections often feature candidates who prioritize the traditional values of the area such as family-owned businesses, environmental conservation, and maintaining close ties with the local government. Generally speaking, most voters in Alsea are socially conservative and support fiscal responsibility when it comes to spending taxpayer money. While there may be some differences in opinion on key issues from time to time, one thing that remains consistent is that Alsea residents are proud to call their small town home and take great pride in their political decisions.
The political climate in Alsea, OR is leaning liberal.
Benton County, OR is very liberal. In Benton County, OR 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.2%.
Benton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alsea, OR is leaning liberal.
Benton County, Oregon is very liberal.
Corvallis Metro Area is very 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.
Alsea, Oregon: d D D D D D
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 Alsea, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $1,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)