The city of Adel, OR (97620) is a peaceful rural community in the Malheur County region. With a population estimated to be around 97 residents, Adel is known for its small-town charm and close-knit community. As such, local politics are relatively low-key and take place on an extremely localized level. There are no major political candidates running for office in the city, so local elections tend to be a quiet affair with residents voting on issues that directly affect them and their community. The current mayor of Adel is Gary Barker, who was elected in 2020. Residents can also take part in the Malheur County elections taking place every two years where they can select representatives for positions at the county level such as commissioners, sheriffs, and district attorneys. Overall, politics in Adel remain focused on keeping things running smoothly for its small-town population.
The political climate in Zip 97620 (Adel, OR) is very conservative.
Lake County, OR is very conservative. In Lake County, OR 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.2%.
Lake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97620 (Adel, OR) is very conservative.
Adel, Oregon is very conservative.
Lake County, Oregon is very conservative.
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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.
Adel, 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 zip 97620 (Adel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)