The town of Brownsville, OR in zip code 97327 is a small rural community with a unique political makeup. The town has no organized political party or official candidate representing the community. Rather, local residents rely on collaborative efforts to ensure their voices are heard and their needs are met. These initiatives often involve partnering with outside organizations or state resources to advocate for the rights of all citizens in the area. Through these efforts, the people of Brownsville have managed to make an impact in areas such as environmental protection, economic development, and public safety. As a result, Brownsville remains an important part of the Oregon landscape and continues to be an area worth protecting and celebrating.
The political climate in Zip 97327 (Brownsville, OR) is moderately conservative.
Linn County, OR is moderately conservative. In Linn County, OR 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.5%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97327 (Brownsville, OR) is moderately conservative.
Brownsville, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Linn County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Albany-Lebanon 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.
Brownsville, 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 97327 (Brownsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $2,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $1,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)