Canyon City, OR is a small, rural town located in the northwestern part of the state. Though it is home to only a few thousand people, its politics still reflect the interests of its citizens. Every four years, the town elects local officials to represent them at City Hall, and these individuals work hard to ensure that all Canyon City residents have access to the resources they need. While some candidates may come from outside of Canyon City and bring new ideas to their candidacy, most elections are fought for by lifelong residents of this quaint community who understand its needs better than anyone else. The result is that Canyon City remains a thriving place where everyone’s voice is heard and respected.
The political climate in Canyon City, OR is strongly conservative.
Grant County, OR is very conservative. In Grant County, OR 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 20.2%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Canyon City, OR is strongly conservative.
Grant 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.
Canyon City, 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 Canyon City, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $6,828 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $21,994 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)