Sutherlin, Oregon is a small city located in Douglas County with a population of 8,400. It is home to many local businesses and organizations that all contribute to the city's economic and cultural development. Despite its size, Sutherlin still has an active political atmosphere. The City Council consists of seven members who are elected by citizens of the city every two years to manage the day-to-day operations of the community. They meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 pm in the City Hall conference room to discuss important issues such as public safety, infrastructure projects, and financial accounting. Local elections take place every two years for Mayor and Council positions. Sutherlin also has a local Republican and Democratic Party organization that bring together registered voters who have similar views on current issues in order to create a unified platform during election cycles. These organizations provide resources for their respective candidates running for office within Sutherlin and Douglas County, such as fundraising events or voter outreach campaigns.
The political climate in Sutherlin, OR is moderately 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
Sutherlin, OR is moderately 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.
Sutherlin, 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 Sutherlin, 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)