The small town of Glide, Oregon is situated in Douglas County and has a population of approximately 1,500 people. The political landscape of Glide is shaped by the Mayor and city council members who are elected by local citizens. This elected body is responsible for making decisions that will shape the future of Glide. These decisions include fiscal responsibility, infrastructure investment, public safety initiatives, economic development plans and more. In addition to the elected officials, there are also several appointed committees such as the planning commission and parks and recreation board which advise on important areas impacting Glide's quality of life. With a small but engaged population, local residents have an important role to play in shaping the future of their community through participation in political events, voting in elections and staying informed on current issues facing Glide.
The political climate in Zip 97447 (Glide, 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 97447 (Glide, OR) is very conservative.
Glide, 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.
Glide, 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 97447 (Glide)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $6,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)