Scio, OR is a small town with a population of around 1,500 residents. The local politics focuses on the needs of the community and how to create an equitable environment for all residents. Scio has an active City Council that meets regularly to discuss the issues that affect the community. They work together to develop new initiatives and address community concerns in a collaborative manner. There are also several non-profit organizations dedicated to supporting local political candidates and encouraging civic engagement in the area. These groups help promote better understanding of local issues and work towards positive change for Scio and its citizens.
The political climate in Scio, 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
Scio, 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.
Scio, 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 Scio, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 247 contributions totaling $4,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $10,494 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)