Haines, Oregon is a small rural community with a population of approximately 1,500 people. Though small, the town is home to a vibrant and active political scene. The local government consists of an elected mayor and council members who all serve two-year terms. In addition to the local government, Haines residents also take part in regional politics as part of the larger Linn County area. Every election season brings out passionate debate about the issues that are important to Haines citizens, from education spending and environmental concerns to taxation and infrastructure improvements. Local candidates for office are often championed by their constituents as representatives of their values and beliefs on important topics that affect the entire community.
The political climate in Haines, OR is strongly conservative.
Baker County, OR is very conservative. In Baker County, OR 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.6%.
Baker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Haines, OR is strongly conservative.
Baker 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.
Haines, 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 Haines, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $51 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)