Baker City, Oregon is a small city located in the northeastern part of the state. Although relatively small in size, Baker City has an important role to play in the politics of Oregon. The city is home to a variety of different political parties and affiliations that make up its strong political base. It is a relatively diverse community with many different ethnicities, religions, age groups and backgrounds being represented among the residents. Each year, local elections take place and individuals from all walks of life compete for open seats on the city council or other local government positions. The city is also home to active neighborhood associations that are involved in important conversations about issues such as education, infrastructure and public safety. In addition to local politics, Baker City also plays an important role in statewide politics with many state representatives and senators representing the area. As one of the smaller cities in Oregon, Baker City’s voice is an important one that helps shape policies that impact all Oregonians.
The political climate in Baker City, OR is moderately 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
Baker City, OR is moderately conservative.
Baker County, Oregon 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.
Baker City, 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 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 Baker City, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,034 contributions totaling $59,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 516 contributions totaling $79,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)