Echo, Oregon, is a small town located in Umatilla County with a population of around 1,000 people. Politics have always been an important part of the community in Echo, as residents take pride in their involvement and representation. Every four years Echo residents come together to elect a mayor and city councilors who will represent their interests. The mayor and city councilors are responsible for ensuring that the needs of the citizens of Echo are met. They also work closely with local state representatives to ensure the voice of the citizens is heard at the state level. Additionally, they actively seek out grant funding opportunities that help improve the quality of life in Echo for its citizens. The political landscape in Echo is one that embodies an inclusive spirit and collaboration between all stakeholders involved to achieve goals that benefit everyone living here.
The political climate in Zip 97826 (Echo, OR) is strongly conservative.
Umatilla County, OR is very conservative. In Umatilla County, OR 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Umatilla county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.4% to 32.4%.
Umatilla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97826 (Echo, OR) is strongly conservative.
Echo, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Umatilla County, Oregon is very conservative.
Hermiston-Pendleton 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.
Echo, 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 97826 (Echo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $8,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,025 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $10,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)