Brownsville, OR is a small town located in Linn County with a population of around 1,100 people. The town is known for its tight-knit community and its small-town charm. The politics of Brownsville are largely influenced by the local government in the city council and mayor’s office. Currently, the mayor is Brad Burke and the city council consists of five members who are elected to four-year terms: Stan Phillips, Jayne Miller, Mike Jones, John Scott, and Steve Mitchell. The city council meets monthly to discuss a variety of topics ranging from local budgeting decisions to infrastructure projects. In recent years, the city has become increasingly involved in environmental issues such as water conservation and sustainability initiatives. Additionally, Brownsville has been actively working towards increasing economic development within the city limits through tax incentives and legislation designed to attract businesses to the area. All in all, it is clear that politics play an important role in the daily life of Brownsville's citizens and this involvement from both local officials and citizens ensures that their voices are heard when it comes to decision making for their community.
The political climate in Brownsville, OR is moderately conservative.
Linn County, OR is moderately conservative. In Linn County, OR 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.5%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownsville, OR is moderately conservative.
Linn County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Albany-Lebanon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Brownsville, 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 Brownsville, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $2,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $1,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)