97385 Sublimity, OR is a small town in the Willamette Valley region in Oregon. Politically, the area has traditionally been very conservative and aligned with Republican values. In recent years, however, the political landscape of Sublimity and the surrounding areas have become slightly more diverse as younger generations vote in larger numbers. Over the past decade or so, Democrats have made gains in local elections and there has been an increasing focus on environmental protection and social policy initiatives that support all citizens of Sublimity regardless of political affiliation. Recent elections for local state representatives and county commissioners have seen a significant shift towards Democratic candidates who advocate for smart growth initiatives and economic development opportunities to create jobs that benefit all members of the community. As 97385 Sublimity continues to grow and develop, it will be important to keep an eye on local politics to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly while also focusing on progress that will benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 97385 (Sublimity, 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 97385 (Sublimity, OR) is leaning conservative.
Sublimity, 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.
Sublimity, 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 97385 (Sublimity)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $9,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $2,845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)