Malheur County, Oregon has a strong commitment to political engagement for its residents. The county is considered to be an important part of the larger political landscape in the state. Voter turnout is high and there are numerous local candidates running for office each election season. Several prominent elected officials have come from Malheur County, including former US Senator Mark Hatfield and Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice J. Paul De Muniz. In 2019, Malheur County saw several important local races, with several hotly contested races for county commissioner and sheriff. These elections were marked by high voter turnout and numerous candidate forums held throughout the county. The residents of Malheur County take their politics seriously, voting in record numbers to make sure that their voices are heard at every level of government.
The political climate in 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
Malheur County, OR 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.
Malheur, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Malheur County, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,029 contributions totaling $44,584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 300 contributions totaling $69,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)