The city of 97534 OBrien, OR is a small rural community located in the southwestern region of Oregon. The area is largely agricultural and is home to many ranchers and farmers. It has a mayor-council form of government, with an elected mayor and four council members representing the area. The city prides itself on its small-town vibe, where everyone knows their neighbors and looks out for one another. While there are no local political candidates in 97534 OBrien, OR, residents can still get involved in politics by voting in national and statewide elections and attending city council meetings. Residents also have the opportunity to voice their opinions about local issues by participating in community forums or taking part in other civic activities.
The political climate in Zip 97534 (OBrien, OR) is moderately conservative.
Josephine County, OR is strongly conservative. In Josephine County, OR 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Josephine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.5% to 35.7%.
Josephine county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97534 (OBrien, OR) is moderately conservative.
OBrien, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Josephine County, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Grants Pass Metro Area is strongly 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.
OBrien, 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 97534 (OBrien)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,559 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)