97801 Pendleton, OR is a small city with an estimated population of 17,000 people. It is situated in the foothills of the Blue Mountains and is known for its rich cultural heritage. Politically, Pendleton is a left-leaning city and is strongly represented by Democratic Party candidates at the local, state, and federal levels. The city has four council members who are elected by the citizens to serve as their representatives in city government. Mayor David Smith was first elected to his position in 2006 and has been reelected twice since then. At the state level, Governor Kate Brown has been a strong advocate for Pendleton and its citizens, pushing for increased funding for infrastructure projects and education initiatives. At the federal level, Senator Ron Wyden has been a vocal leader on issues such as health care reform and immigration reform. All of these candidates have worked hard to ensure that the needs of all residents in 97801 Pendleton, OR are met.
The political climate in Zip 97801 (Pendleton, OR) is moderately conservative.
Umatilla County, OR is very conservative. In Umatilla County, OR 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Umatilla county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.4% to 32.4%.
Umatilla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97801 (Pendleton, OR) is moderately conservative.
Pendleton, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Umatilla County, Oregon is very conservative.
Hermiston-Pendleton 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.
Pendleton, 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 97801 (Pendleton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 868 contributions totaling $41,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $59,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)