La Pine, OR is a small town located in the high desert of Central Oregon. Home to just over 1,700 residents, the city is known for its close proximity to nearby outdoor recreation spots and its strong sense of community. Politically, La Pine leans toward more conservative values, with local elections often deciding issues related to land use and development. Although there are no local political candidates running in 97739 La Pine, OR this year, many of the city's residents remain engaged in politics at all levels of government through local organizations like civic clubs and voting initiatives. The city council takes an active role in advocating for continued development and strong economic growth while also ensuring that the rights and concerns of citizens are heard and addressed. All in all, politics in 97739 La Pine, OR can be said to reflect both its rural roots as well as its progressive outlook for the future.
The political climate in Zip 97739 (La Pine, 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 97739 (La Pine, OR) is leaning liberal.
La Pine, 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.
La Pine, 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 97739 (La Pine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $11,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $7,621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)