Black Butte Ranch, Oregon is an unincorporated community located in Deschutes County. It is a popular vacation destination for its stunning mountain views and abundant recreational activities. Despite its small population size, the community has strong local politics that guide the development and maintenance of the area. Local government is managed by a Board of Trustees that are elected by residents every two years. All decisions regarding zoning, land use, property taxes, budgeting and road maintenance are made by the Board of Trustees at public meetings held throughout the year. Additionally, the community is actively involved in advocacy work to protect its natural resources and promote responsible growth in the area. Residents also work with local politicians to ensure their interests are represented in state and federal decision-making processes. Overall, Black Butte Ranch is a unique place with distinct local politics that serve to uphold its special character for years to come.
The political climate in Black Butte Ranch, OR is leaning conservative.
Deschutes County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Deschutes County, OR 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deschutes county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 44.4%.
Deschutes county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Black Butte Ranch, OR is leaning conservative.
Deschutes County, Oregon is somewhat liberal.
Bend Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Black Butte Ranch, Oregon: R R r r r 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 Black Butte Ranch, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,893 contributions totaling $103,236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $36,959 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)