The Klamath Falls, OR Metro Area is home to an active political environment. Located in the southern region of the state, this metropolitan area is represented by both state and federal government officials who are dedicated to making sure the community’s needs are met. Mayor Todd Kellstrom leads the city council in Klamath Falls, and together they work to ensure all residents have access to resources they need. At a state level, Oregon's 2nd Congressional District is represented by Representative Cliff Bentz in the House of Representatives. Bentz works closely with state leaders on issues such as health care, economic development and environmental protection. On the national level, Oregon's 2nd Congressional District is represented by Senator Ron Wyden in the United States Senate. Working alongside other elected officials at all levels of government, Senator Wyden advocates for policies that benefit those living in Klamath Falls and throughout Oregon.
The political climate in Klamath Falls Metro Area is very conservative.
In Klamath Falls Metro Area 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Klamath Falls metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.3%.
The Klamath Falls metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Klamath Falls 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.
Klamath Falls, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Klamath Falls Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,174 contributions totaling $104,330 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 961 contributions totaling $194,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)