Lonerock, Oregon is a small rural town situated in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The town's population is just under 3,000 people. Lonerock has many locally elected offices that are actively involved in the community's day-to-day operations and long-term planning. One of the largest issues facing the town has been maintaining its own identity while still taking part in regional initiatives to ensure economic growth. Local candidates running for office often have to balance their desire to make changes while still respecting and honoring the values shared by local residents. Many of these candidates have made public appearances in order to listen to concerns from citizens and discuss potential solutions. Ultimately, political decisions made at the local level serve as a microcosm for national politics as well, and it's important for all citizens in Lonerock to be active participants in this process.
The political climate in Lonerock, OR is strongly conservative.
Gilliam County, OR is very conservative. In Gilliam County, OR 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilliam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.5%.
Gilliam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lonerock, OR is strongly conservative.
Gilliam 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.
Lonerock, 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 Lonerock, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $3,669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)