Grass Valley, Oregon is a small, rural community nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The town has a strong sense of community and many local events and activities that bring people together. Politically, the town is heavily influenced by its conservative rural roots, with a majority of citizens having traditionally voted for Republican candidates in recent elections. Civic organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce are active in promoting local issues to state legislators and seeking their support. Grass Valley is also home to several grassroots initiatives aiming to build support for progressive causes among its citizens. While there are no current political candidates from this area, all local residents are encouraged to stay informed about current affairs and take part in conversations about how best to shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Grass Valley, OR is strongly conservative.
Sherman County, OR is very conservative. In Sherman County, OR 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.5%.
Sherman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grass Valley, OR is strongly conservative.
Sherman 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.
Grass Valley, 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 Grass Valley, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $5,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)