Summerville, OR is a small rural town located in the northwestern part of the state. The town has a strong sense of community and an active local government. They have several boards and committees that involve citizens to participate in local politics and decision making. The Mayor's office works with all the different departments including planning, public works, parks and recreation, police, fire department, and others to ensure that Summerville is running smoothly. There are various forums and events throughout the year where members of the community can voice their opinions about issues they care about. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and council members who hold positions for four year terms. All candidates must be registered voters in Summerville to be eligible for office. Additionally, there are numerous volunteer opportunities available to engage in local politics such as being on a board or commission or volunteering at election sites during primary and general elections.
The political climate in Summerville, OR is very conservative.
Union County, OR is very conservative. In Union County, OR 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.5%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summerville, OR is very conservative.
Union County, Oregon is very conservative.
La Grande 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.
Summerville, 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 Summerville, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $2,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)