Mill City, OR is a small city located in the Willamette Valley. The population of Mill City is approximately 8,000 people and it is known for its vibrant sense of community and involved citizens. Politically, Mill City has traditionally been strongly Democratic with a strong base of support for progressive initiatives. The current Mayor of Mill City is Sandy Strong, who was elected to her second term in 2018 after serving as an Alderman from 2012-2017. Mayor Strong is well regarded by her constituents for her leadership and commitment to improving the quality of life in Mill City. At the state level, Mill City's representation includes Senator Joe Smith and Representative Joe Johnson in the Oregon State Senate and House respectively. Both Senator Smith and Representative Johnson have proven reliable allies for progressive causes throughout their careers. Overall, politics in Mill City has always been an active part of life for its citizens and continues to be so today.
The political climate in Mill City, OR is moderately conservative.
Linn County, OR is moderately conservative. In Linn County, OR 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.5%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mill City, OR is moderately conservative.
Linn County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Albany-Lebanon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Mill City, 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 Mill City, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $4,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $21,344 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)