Mehama, OR is a small rural community located in the northern Willamette Valley. It has a close-knit and supportive community, with many of its residents having deep roots in the area. Politics in Mehama, OR are largely focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. Residents of Mehama care deeply about these topics and take part in both local and state elections to ensure that their voices are heard. There are no local political candidates as of yet, but many residents have expressed interest in running for office at some point. The town's citizens are committed to creating a positive atmosphere where everyone can thrive and flourish.
The political climate in Mehama, OR is somewhat conservative.
Marion County, OR is leaning liberal. In Marion County, OR 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 47.7%.
Marion county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mehama, OR is somewhat conservative.
Marion County, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Salem Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Mehama, Oregon: r r d r r d
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 Mehama, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $44,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $169,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)