The small town of 97414 Broadbent, OR is home to a tight-knit community that is passionate about their local politics. With a population of just over 522 people, the political landscape in this remote area of Oregon is relatively simple compared to much larger cities and towns. Local elections focus heavily on issues such as public safety, education, the environment, economic development and civil rights. Residents take pride in their local politicians who are committed to making the best decisions for the town’s future. Candidates for office in 97414 Broadbent often come from within the community and understand the needs of those living there. The elections cycle in this small town is a testament to the dedication that residents have for their local leaders and politics.
The political climate in Zip 97414 (Broadbent, OR) is moderately conservative.
Coos County, OR is moderately conservative. In Coos County, OR 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.9% to 38.4%.
Coos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97414 (Broadbent, OR) is moderately conservative.
Broadbent, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos Bay Metro Area is moderately 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.
Broadbent, 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 97414 (Broadbent)
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 17 contributions totaling $785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)