The small town of 97918 Vale, OR is part of Malheur County and is represented by a variety of elected officials. At the state level, Vale is served by Senator Bill Hansell and Representatives Lynn Findley and Cliff Bentz. At the county level, they are represented by Commissioner Barbara Jordan and Sheriff Brian Wolfe. All these elected officials work together to represent the interests of Vale’s citizens in both local and statewide matters such as health care, education reform, infrastructure improvements, taxes, and other issues that affect people living in Malheur County. They also help to pass legislation that addresses the needs of their constituents in a fair and equitable manner. The town also holds regular meetings where local political candidates are invited to speak about their platforms so residents can make informed decisions when casting their votes.
The political climate in Zip 97918 (Vale, OR) is very conservative.
Malheur County, OR is very conservative. In Malheur County, OR 27.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Malheur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 27.6%.
Malheur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97918 (Vale, OR) is very conservative.
Vale, Oregon is very conservative.
Malheur County, Oregon is very conservative.
Ontario 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.
Vale, 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 97918 (Vale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $25,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)