Grand Ronde, located in Oregon's Polk County, is a small city with a rich political history. As the home of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the city is largely influenced by Native American tribal politics. Local elections are held every two years for tribal council members who are responsible for overseeing tribal matters such as healthcare, education, and economic development. The local residents also take part in state and national elections that determine the government officials who represent their interests in larger legislative bodies. Beyond voting during election season, Grand Ronde citizens also have an active presence in civic organizations and other advocacy groups to ensure their voices are heard on a variety of issues.
The political climate in Zip 97347 (Grand Ronde, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, OR is leaning conservative. In Polk County, OR 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.1% to 47.5%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97347 (Grand Ronde, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Grand Ronde, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
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.
Grand Ronde, 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 97347 (Grand Ronde)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $47,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $658 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $46,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $980 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)