Oakland, Oregon is a small city in Marion County with a population of around 2,000 people. The city is part of the larger Salem-Keizer metropolitan area and has a strong local government with plenty of opportunities for political engagement. In the local elections, the citizens of Oakland have the choice of selecting from a range of candidates, all vying for the chance to make their voices heard. These candidates represent different political philosophies and backgrounds, giving residents an opportunity to choose someone they believe can make their community better. Among these are current City Council members who have been instrumental in advocating for improvements in Oakland’s infrastructure and quality of life; candidates vying for Mayor who bring ideas on how to strengthen businesses and promote economic development; and those running for various board positions who will work on behalf of Oakland’s constituents to ensure their needs are met. Regardless of which candidate residents choose to support, politics in 97462 Oakland provide them with an opportunity to be heard and make their voice count.
The political climate in Zip 97462 (Oakland, OR) is very conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97462 (Oakland, OR) is very conservative.
Oakland, Oregon is very conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg Metro Area is very 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.
Oakland, 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 97462 (Oakland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $7,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $6,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)