The small city of Stayton, OR (Zip Code 97383) is located in Marion County and is home to a population of 8,882 people according to the latest US census. The local political candidates running for office in this zip code are not widely known as the city of Stayton does not have its own mayor or council members. All politics related decisions are made by the county government officials. The Marion County Commission and Board of Commissioners oversee all matters related to taxes, zoning regulations, public policy issues and other important matters that affect the citizens of Stayton. Their main focus is on creating a safe and prosperous community in which residents feel secure and comfortable living. The elected officials strive to ensure quality services are provided and tax dollars are used responsibly, keeping in mind the best interests of all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 97383 (Stayton, OR) is leaning conservative.
Marion County, OR is leaning liberal. In Marion County, OR 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 47.7%.
Marion county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97383 (Stayton, OR) is leaning conservative.
Stayton, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Marion County, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Salem Metro Area is leaning 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.
Stayton, Oregon: r r d r r d
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 97383 (Stayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $19,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $27,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)