Sheridan, Oregon is a small town located in Yamhill County with an estimated population of 1,582 as of 2019. Despite its small size, 97378 Sheridan boasts a vibrant political atmosphere. The town's leadership is provided by Mayor Richard Heater who was recently re-elected for another term in 2020. The City Council consists of five members and acts collectively to discuss local policies and make important decisions for the community. Throughout the year, there are various civic engagements such as town halls and meetings that allow Sheridan residents to voice their opinions on matters concerning the town. Additionally, the City Council regularly holds elections for city offices such as mayor and councilmembers so that Sheridan citizens can exercise their right to vote for the candidates they feel will best represent them. As 97378 Sheridan continues to grow, its political climate will remain an important part of its identity.
The political climate in Zip 97378 (Sheridan, OR) is leaning conservative.
Yamhill County, OR is leaning conservative. In Yamhill County, OR 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yamhill county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.1%.
Yamhill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97378 (Sheridan, OR) is leaning conservative.
Sheridan, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Yamhill County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Sheridan, 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 97378 (Sheridan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $2,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)