The city of 97712 Brothers, OR is a small community that prides itself on its vibrant and engaged political climate. With a population of approximately 3,000 people, the town is represented in local government by a mayor as well as five council members elected every two years. Every year, the positions for mayor and council members are up for renewal, and the citizens take part in an election process to decide who will represent their interests at City Hall. In elections past, there has been a broad range of candidates from all walks of life who have come forward to put their names in for consideration. The election process is open and transparent; town residents are invited to attend debates and forums between the candidates to learn about their positions and understand how they plan to serve the community if elected into office. Ultimately it is up to each voter to make an informed decision when casting their ballot.
The political climate in Zip 97712 (Brothers, OR) is leaning liberal.
Deschutes County, OR is somewhat liberal. In Deschutes County, OR 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deschutes county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 44.4%.
Deschutes county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97712 (Brothers, OR) is leaning liberal.
Brothers, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Deschutes County, Oregon is somewhat liberal.
Bend Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Brothers, Oregon: R R r r r d
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 zip 97712 (Brothers)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $917 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)