Nyssa, Oregon is a small town located in Malheur County in the eastern part of the state. It is one of the smallest incorporated cities in Oregon and, as such, has a population of less than 2,000 people. While it may be considered small in size, Nyssa has a vibrant local political scene with several candidates vying for office each election cycle. The local politics here are dominated by issues that affect the citizens of Nyssa directly such as education, the economy and public safety. Candidates often are passionate about these issues and strive to make positive changes for the community. They also work to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to deciding on how tax dollars should be spent in Nyssa. In addition to this, candidates regularly attend various public meetings and forums to address resident questions and concerns. As such, voting is an important civic duty exercised by many Nyssans each election season which helps determine who will serve in local offices for the next term.
The political climate in Nyssa, OR is moderately conservative.
Malheur County, OR is very conservative. In Malheur County, OR 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Malheur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 27.6%.
Malheur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nyssa, OR is moderately conservative.
Malheur County, Oregon is very conservative.
Ontario 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.
Nyssa, 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 Nyssa, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $13,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)