Hayesville, OR is a small town located in the south-western part of Oregon. It is known for being a rural area full of friendly people and beautiful scenery. Although it is a small community, politics still plays an important role in the lives of the people who live there. The Hayesville City Council meets regularly to discuss local issues that affect the community, such as taxes, economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and other matters of importance. Residents also have the opportunity to engage with their local political representatives through meetings and other political events that take place throughout the year. With various candidates campaigning for different offices each year, voters have plenty of opportunities to get involved in local politics and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Hayesville, OR is leaning liberal.
Marion County, OR is leaning liberal. In Marion County, OR 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 47.7%.
Marion county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hayesville, OR is leaning liberal.
Marion County, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Salem Metro Area is leaning 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.
Hayesville, Oregon: r r d 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 Hayesville, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 633 contributions totaling $30,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $28,236 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)