Oxbow, OR is a small town located in 97840 with an estimated population of around 2,000 people. It is governed by its city council, which consists of five members elected to represent the local community. The city has a long history of being politically active in local issues and electing representatives who support the interests of the citizens of Oxbow. Recent issues addressed by the city council include public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. In addition to this, the city also takes part in regional initiatives such as supporting local businesses and promoting tourism. Despite its small size, Oxbow makes sure that its residents have a voice when it comes to making decisions about their future.
The political climate in Zip 97840 (Oxbow, OR) is very conservative.
Baker County, OR is very conservative. In Baker County, OR 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.6%.
Baker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97840 (Oxbow, OR) is very conservative.
Oxbow, Oregon is very conservative.
Baker County, Oregon is very conservative.
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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.
Oxbow, 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 97840 (Oxbow)
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 $15 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)