Gold Beach, OR 97444 is a small coastal town located in Curry County. The area is known for its beautiful beaches and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. Politics in Gold Beach are represented locally by the city council which consists of five members elected by residents every four years. Being a small community, local elections tend to be fairly low-key with most candidates running on similar platforms focusing on economic development, public safety, and sustainability. Residents also have access to state and federal representatives who are responsible for setting regulations and introducing legislation that affects the city. Overall, politics in Gold Beach are rooted in community values and the desire to create a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Zip 97444 (Gold Beach, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Curry County, OR is moderately conservative. In Curry County, OR 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Curry county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.6%.
Curry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97444 (Gold Beach, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Gold Beach, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
Curry County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Brookings Metro Area is moderately 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.
Gold Beach, 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 97444 (Gold Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 663 contributions totaling $26,428 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $30,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)