Yachats, OR is a small town located on the Oregon coast that is known for its stunning natural beauty. It has a population of just under 800 people and is considered part of the Central Oregon Coast region. Politically, Yachats is dominated by progressive values and has become increasingly Democratic in recent years. The city is served by the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, with two members from Yachats representing the town’s interests. Voters in Yachats have recently backed ballot measures to provide more funding for public safety and to support local schools; these initiatives reflect many of the progressive values held in Yachats that prioritize protecting the environment while also investing in educational opportunities for residents. Additionally, there are a number of local political candidates who work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are heard and addressed in government decisions.
The political climate in Yachats, OR is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, OR is moderately liberal. In Lincoln County, OR 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 40.6%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yachats, OR is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, Oregon is moderately liberal.
Newport Metro Area is moderately 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.
Yachats, Oregon: D D D D d 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 Yachats, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 502 contributions totaling $26,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $22,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)