The politics of 97720 Burns, OR are centered around the issues that affect its residents, such as economic growth, education, healthcare, and public safety. Local politicians focus on creating policies that will benefit the community and create a brighter future for all citizens. The local government is dedicated to finding solutions to the challenges facing the area and takes an active role in advocating for important services and resources needed by the people. The city council is committed to open communication with the public and continually seeks input from constituents to ensure that their voices are heard in decision-making processes. As Burns continues to grow, local leaders strive to keep up with changes while working hard to maintain a positive environment for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Zip 97720 (Burns, OR) is strongly conservative.
Harney County, OR is very conservative. In Harney County, OR 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harney county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.0%.
Harney county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97720 (Burns, OR) is strongly conservative.
Burns, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Harney 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.
Burns, 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 97720 (Burns)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $8,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)