Oregon, MI is a small community located in central Michigan. It has an estimated population of around 4,000 and is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community. Politically, the citizens of Oregon are represented by their local government officials including mayor Cheryl Farmer and city council members Tina Hillman, Robin Reiter, Daniel Martin, Dan Hagerty, and Tom Smith. All of these elected representatives strive to protect the people of Oregon by working to ensure quality public services such as police protection, road maintenance, and city planning. They also work together with neighboring communities to promote economic growth through initiatives like business development and job creation. In addition to this local representation, the state government in Lansing provides laws and regulations that affect the lives of Oregon citizens. Overall, Oregon’s political environment is one that supports its citizens and fosters a strong sense of unity within the town.
The political climate in Oregon, MI is strongly conservative.
Lapeer County, MI is very conservative. In Lapeer County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lapeer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.0%.
Lapeer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oregon, MI is strongly conservative.
Lapeer County, Michigan is very conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Michigan is leaning 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.
Oregon, Michigan: 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 Oregon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,891 contributions totaling $116,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 605 contributions totaling $62,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)