Lostine, Oregon (97857) is a small rural community located in Wallowa County. The region is known for its agricultural heritage and rich history. Politically, the town of Lostine leans heavily Republican with most of the local representatives being supported by this party. Most recently, there have been democratic candidates running for local offices such as mayor and city council members. These candidates have gained some traction in their campaigns but face an uphill battle in this overwhelmingly red county. There has been a push to get more involved in the political process and bring more diversity to local government, but overall voter turnout tends to be low due to the traditionally conservative nature of the town.
The political climate in Zip 97857 (Lostine, OR) is strongly conservative.
Wallowa County, OR is very conservative. In Wallowa County, OR 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wallowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.6%.
Wallowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97857 (Lostine, OR) is strongly conservative.
Lostine, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Wallowa County, Oregon is very conservative.
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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.
Lostine, 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 97857 (Lostine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $6,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)