Gervais, OR is a small town with a population of approximately 1,400. It is located in Marion County and has a strong sense of community pride. The primary political issues in Gervais revolve around local infrastructure improvements, such as road repairs and new sidewalks. Elections for the Mayor and City Council Members are held every two years, giving citizens ample opportunity to get involved in local politics. There is also an active Citizens Oversight Committee tasked with providing feedback on major city decisions to ensure that all residents' voices are heard. Gervais residents are passionate about their community and come together to make sure it grows in the right direction by participating in politics at both the local and state level.
The political climate in Zip 97026 (Gervais, OR) is leaning liberal.
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 97026 (Gervais, OR) is leaning liberal.
Gervais, Oregon is leaning liberal.
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.
Gervais, 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 97026 (Gervais)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $3,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)