Drain, OR 97435 is a small town in the rural area of Oregon. It has a population of only around 800 people and is relatively isolated from bigger towns or cities. Despite its small size, Drain still holds elections for local political candidates and are important to the functioning of the community. Each year, new candidates come forth to run for positions in the local government. These candidates have various goals and platforms which they strive to achieve if elected. The citizens of Drain value their elections and turn out in large numbers to ensure their voices are heard on local matters. During these election seasons, debates between candidates can be seen throughout the town as each one tries their very best to make their case to be voted into office by the citizens of Drain.
The political climate in Zip 97435 (Drain, OR) is very conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97435 (Drain, OR) is very conservative.
Drain, Oregon is very conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg Metro Area is very 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.
Drain, 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 97435 (Drain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $1,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $2,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)