The city of Mount Angel, Oregon (97362) is a small town located in the northwestern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population with a strong connection to its rural surroundings and deep agricultural roots. The town's politics are heavily influenced by its small-town community values and tight-knit connections. Its citizens take an active role in local government, attending city council meetings and voting on important issues that affect their daily lives. Local elections feature candidates who understand the needs of the community and focus on developing solutions to improve quality of life for all citizens. From affordable housing to infrastructure upgrades, thoughtful dialogue among leaders and citizens helps foster an environment where everyone works together for a better future for Mount Angel.
The political climate in Zip 97362 (Mount Angel, 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 97362 (Mount Angel, OR) is leaning conservative.
Mount Angel, 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.
Mount Angel, 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 97362 (Mount Angel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $5,053 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $5,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)