Heppner, Oregon is a small town with a population of 1,284 according to the 2018 US Census. The politics in Heppner are largely driven by the local government and its citizens. The local government consists of a mayor, city council members, and various agency staff. People in Heppner work together to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to decision-making processes on the local level. People in Heppner are passionate about their community and strive to make it better for everyone who lives there. To get involved with politics on the local level, individuals can attend public meetings held by the city council or join local political organizations. It is important to stay informed on what is happening in Heppner so that citizens can be part of the decision-making process and help shape their future.
The political climate in Heppner, OR is strongly conservative.
Morrow County, OR is very conservative. In Morrow County, OR 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 26.8%.
Morrow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Heppner, OR is strongly conservative.
Morrow County, Oregon is very conservative.
Hermiston-Pendleton Metro Area 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.
Heppner, 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 Heppner, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,269 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $5,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)