Sutherlin, Oregon is a small city located in Douglas County with a population of 7,810 according to the 2019 US census. Although the city may be small, it has an active political scene that shapes local policy. The current mayor of Sutherlin is Gary Hill and the City Council consists of five members elected by its residents. These members are responsible for making decisions on important issues such as land use planning, economic development and public safety. They also provide input on any proposed legislation that affects Sutherlin residents or businesses. Currently, there are no local political candidates vying for office in 97479 Sutherlin. However, citizens can participate by attending meetings and engaging in conversations about local politics. By doing so they can ensure their voice is heard when it comes to important decisions affecting their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 97479 (Sutherlin, 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 97479 (Sutherlin, OR) is strongly conservative.
Sutherlin, 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.
Sutherlin, 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 97479 (Sutherlin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 469 contributions totaling $18,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $8,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)