The small town of Otter Rock, OR is a beautiful coastal community situated in Lincoln County. With its picturesque views of the rugged coast and peaceful atmosphere, it’s no wonder why many residents choose to call this place home. In addition to its scenic beauty, Otter Rock also has an active political landscape that influences the lives of the locals. The city is part of the Oregon House of Representatives District 9 and is represented by Representative David Gomberg. Residents actively participate in local politics through various civic events and initiatives, such as school board elections and city council meetings. There are also many volunteer-based organizations that focus on issues such as sustainability, affordable housing, public safety, and economic development for all residents. As Otter Rock continues to grow and develop over time, so too will its political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 97369 (Otter Rock, OR) is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, OR is moderately liberal. In Lincoln County, OR 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 40.6%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97369 (Otter Rock, OR) is leaning liberal.
Otter Rock, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, Oregon is moderately liberal.
Newport Metro Area is moderately 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.
Otter Rock, Oregon: D D D D d 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 97369 (Otter Rock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $3,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)