Sumpter, OR is a small town located in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon. Despite its small size, Sumpter has an active political scene with many engaged citizens and local organizations. The Sumpter Town Council is responsible for leading the town's political initiatives and decisions, while the city government works to ensure that all residents have access to quality services and resources. Community members are actively involved in various efforts around education, environmental protection, and other social issues. Local non-profits also play an important role in advocating for the rights of citizens and preserving Sumpter's natural beauty and heritage. In addition to these initiatives, local candidates run for office each election cycle to represent the diverse voices of Sumpter’s citizens.
The political climate in Sumpter, OR is strongly conservative.
Baker County, OR is very conservative. In Baker County, OR 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.6%.
Baker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sumpter, OR is strongly conservative.
Baker 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.
Sumpter, 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 Sumpter, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 517 contributions totaling $29,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 261 contributions totaling $40,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)