Powers, OR is a vibrant small town located in the state of Oregon. It is known for its diverse population and strong sense of community pride. The politics in Powers are based on progressive ideals and a focus on local economic development. Powers has an elected mayor and city council who work together to create policies that benefit the entire community. The city council holds regular public meetings throughout the year to ensure that everyone's voice is heard. They also strive to provide equitable services such as library services, parks, and recreational activities for all residents regardless of their financial status. In addition, they prioritize environmental protection initiatives as well as measures to support small businesses within the town. Lastly, all city government decisions are made with transparency so that citizens can stay informed about how their tax dollars are being spent.
The political climate in Zip 97466 (Powers, OR) is moderately conservative.
Coos County, OR is moderately conservative. In Coos County, OR 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.9% to 38.4%.
Coos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97466 (Powers, OR) is moderately conservative.
Powers, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos Bay Metro Area is moderately 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.
Powers, 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 97466 (Powers)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)