Myrtle Point, OR is a small town located in Coos County. The town has a population of around 1,800 people and is an important part of the local economy. Politically, it is part of Oregon's 5th Congressional District and is represented by Republican Representative Doug LaMalfa. In terms of state politics, Myrtle Point is represented by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on the federal level and Representatives Caddy McKeown and David Brock Smith in the Oregon State Legislature. Locally, Myrtle Point elects six town council members to serve two-year terms. These council members work together to create laws and regulations for the citizens of Myrtle Point to abide by. They also set taxes and help manage the local budget for services such as police protection, public works projects, library services, recreation centers, etc.
The political climate in Myrtle Point, OR is moderately conservative.
Coos County, OR is moderately conservative. In Coos County, OR 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.9% to 38.4%.
Coos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Myrtle Point, OR is moderately conservative.
Coos County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos Bay 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.
Myrtle Point, 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 Myrtle Point, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $1,808 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $5,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)