97637 Plush, OR is a small rural community located in the south-western part of the state. It is governed by a mayor and four elected council members who work together to make decisions that impact the local population. The town is home to a diverse set of voices and opinions which come together annually during election season. During this time, citizens have the opportunity to get involved in the local politics and hear from candidates running for office, learn about important issues facing their community, and participate in forums and debates. Overall, 97637 Plush, OR provides a vibrant atmosphere for citizens to express their thoughts on important matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 97637 (Plush, OR) is very conservative.
Lake County, OR is very conservative. In Lake County, OR 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.2%.
Lake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97637 (Plush, OR) is very conservative.
Plush, Oregon is very conservative.
Lake 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.
Plush, 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 97637 (Plush)
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 3 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)