Mehama, OR is a small town located in the state of Oregon with a population of 691 people. It is part of Marion County and is governed by the Marion County commission. The town is home to many local politicians who are actively involved in the community’s development. Some of these individuals include Mayor Jack Brentwood, commissioner John Simpson, and Town Council member Mary Anderson. These local officials strive to keep the citizens of Mehama informed on important issues that affect the local area such as taxes, infrastructure, education, and recreational activities. They also work to ensure that all citizens have access to affordable health care and other quality public services. Additionally they work hard to promote economic development within the area and attract new businesses that can provide jobs for residents. All in all, 97384 Mehama OR has a great selection of local politicians who are dedicated to making sure the town runs smoothly while providing a safe and prosperous environment for its citizens
The political climate in Zip 97384 (Mehama, OR) is leaning conservative.
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 97384 (Mehama, OR) is leaning conservative.
Mehama, Oregon is leaning conservative.
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.
Mehama, 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 97384 (Mehama)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)