The small town of Cove, OR is known for its tight-knit community and deep-seated values. When it comes to politics, the citizens of Cove take an independent stance, preferring to make decisions that best serve their needs rather than taking a party line. The local economy is largely based on agriculture and other related businesses, and the townspeople strive to ensure sustainable growth by advocating for smart investments and initiatives. They work together to support local businesses and foster a sense of pride in their community. Despite its small size, Cove has a vibrant political culture that is determined to shape its own destiny.
The political climate in Cove, OR is strongly conservative.
Union County, OR is very conservative. In Union County, OR 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.5%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cove, OR is strongly conservative.
Union County, Oregon is very conservative.
La Grande Metro Area 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.
Cove, 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 Cove, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $7,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $43,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $729 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)