Fair Oaks, Oregon is a small rural community located in central Oregon. The town is known for its beautiful scenery and peaceful atmosphere. Politically, Fair Oaks has traditionally been a conservative area of the state with strong ties to the Republican Party. There have been several local political candidates running for office in the area over the years, but no one has ever been elected to represent Fair Oaks at the state or federal level. However, many of the residents are active in local politics and often volunteer their time and energy to support their favorite candidates. In recent years, there has been an increase in civic engagement as more people understand their responsibility to be involved in local issues that affect their neighborhood and community. As such, Fair Oaks is becoming a more politically diverse and active place with residents willing to engage on important topics that affect them.
The political climate in Fair Oaks, OR is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fair Oaks, OR is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg 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.
Fair Oaks, 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 Fair Oaks, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 629 contributions totaling $25,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $14,484 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)