The small town of 97469 Riddle, OR is an idyllic rural community with a population of just under 3,000 people. Despite its small size, the politics in 97469 Riddle are quite active and often hotly contested. The local elections are always well-attended and hotly contested as residents debate the best course for their beloved town. Issues range from zoning to public works projects and more. Local candidates must be well-versed in these issues in order to successfully convince the voters that they have what it takes to lead the community forward. Issues aside, resident camaraderie and neighborly spirit are always at the forefront of any election season in 97469 Riddle. It’s not uncommon to find campaign events being held over barbecues or potlucks, creating a sense of community even in the midst of heated debates. All this goes to show how much 97469 Riddle values its politics and acknowledges the importance of every individual’s vote when it comes time to make decisions about the future of their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 97469 (Riddle, OR) is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97469 (Riddle, OR) is strongly conservative.
Riddle, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg 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.
Riddle, 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 97469 (Riddle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $8,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $427 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)