John Day, Oregon is a small rural town located in the north-central part of the state. It has a deep history and tradition of civic engagement and participation in local politics. The city council consists of five members elected to serve four-year terms. They work together to make decisions about the future of the town, including regulations, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and more. Local elections are held every two years with candidates from both sides of the political aisle competing for votes. The elections provide citizens with an opportunity to voice their opinions on the issues that matter most to them while also providing a chance to elect officials who share their values and beliefs. Residents take pride in participating in local politics, which can often be seen as a reflection of the community’s values and priorities.
The political climate in John Day, 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
John Day, 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.
John Day, 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 John Day, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $4,899 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $10,817 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)