The small town of Alsea, Oregon is located in Benton County and has a population of around 400 people. Despite its size, the town is deeply connected to the political landscape of the state and nation. People living in Alsea are active citizens who participate in all levels of government. They are knowledgeable about local and national issues, particularly those concerning environmental conservation and economic growth. Local elections feature a number of candidates from both major parties who advocate for their respective platforms. With an engaged population that knows how to make their voices heard, Alsea's politics consistently influence larger scales of government and contribute to the overall development of the region.
The political climate in Zip 97324 (Alsea, OR) is moderately liberal.
Benton County, OR is very liberal. In Benton County, OR 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.2%.
Benton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97324 (Alsea, OR) is moderately liberal.
Alsea, Oregon is moderately liberal.
Benton County, Oregon is very liberal.
Corvallis Metro Area is very 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.
Alsea, Oregon: d D D D D 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 97324 (Alsea)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $1,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)