The small city of Condon, OR is part of the larger Umatilla County. It has a population of approximately 968 people and is located in the northeastern corner of Oregon. Politically, Condon tends to vote as a majority Republican stronghold, supporting conservative candidates. In recent years, the mayor has been a Republican and several local government positions are held by Republicans. With a population so small, local elections tend to draw from the same pool of candidates and the races are often tight due to the close-knit nature of the area. The current local government in 97823 Condon, OR strives to support its citizens with necessary services while keeping taxes low, which is an important consideration for those living in this rural community.
The political climate in Zip 97823 (Condon, OR) is strongly conservative.
Gilliam County, OR is very conservative. In Gilliam County, OR 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilliam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.5%.
Gilliam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97823 (Condon, OR) is strongly conservative.
Condon, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Gilliam 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.
Condon, 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 97823 (Condon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $3,669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)