The 97317 Four Corners, OR is a small rural community located in the northern part of Oregon. It has a small population of just over 5,000 people who live in the area and enjoy its quiet nature. This small community is governed by local officials who are dedicated to ensuring the success and well-being of their constituents. The local government consists of a mayor, four city council members, and two county commissioners. All of these elected officials work together to create policies that benefit the residents of Four Corners. The political climate in this area is generally peaceful and focused on improvement for the residents and businesses within Four Corners. Local issues are discussed openly between elected officials and members of the community in order to ensure everyone's opinion is heard. These conversations allow for positive changes to be implemented which ultimately help to improve life in this small Oregon town.
The political climate in Zip 97317 (Four Corners, OR) is leaning conservative.
Marion County, OR is leaning liberal. In Marion County, OR 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 47.7%.
Marion county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97317 (Four Corners, OR) is leaning conservative.
Four Corners, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Marion County, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Salem Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Four Corners, Oregon: r r d r r d
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 97317 (Four Corners)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 758 contributions totaling $32,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 367 contributions totaling $51,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)