The small town of 97640 Summer Lake, OR is home to a vibrant community that is actively engaged in politics. Although there is no official count of the population, it has been estimated to be around 2,000 people strong. The citizens of 97640 Summer Lake are passionate about their local politics and have several organizations and initiatives dedicated to advocating for their rights and enacting policies that benefit the residents. There are numerous local political candidates who come from all walks of life and offer diverse views and perspectives on the issues facing 97640 Summer Lake. These candidates actively campaign for office and encourage citizens to participate in the electoral process. By coming together to support their chosen politicians, citizens in 97640 Summer Lake are sure to make a difference in the future of their beloved town.
The political climate in Zip 97640 (Summer Lake, OR) is very conservative.
Lake County, OR is very conservative. In Lake County, OR 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.2%.
Lake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97640 (Summer Lake, OR) is very conservative.
Summer Lake, Oregon is very conservative.
Lake County, Oregon is very conservative.
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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.
Summer Lake, 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 97640 (Summer Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $8,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)