97885 Wallowa, OR is a small community located in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, surrounded by sprawling fields and farms. Although 97885 Wallowa, OR has a small population, it is still very active in politics. Every two years residents come together to elect representatives for the local government who take care of issues such as infrastructure development and improvements, public safety, and other initiatives that benefit the people of 97885 Wallowa, OR. In addition to voting for city council and mayors, citizens also serve on advisory boards and committees that help shape policy decisions. Residents have a strong sense of civic pride when it comes to local politics and recognize the importance of staying engaged with their community leaders.
The political climate in Zip 97885 (Wallowa, OR) is strongly conservative.
Wallowa County, OR is very conservative. In Wallowa County, OR 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wallowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.6%.
Wallowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97885 (Wallowa, OR) is strongly conservative.
Wallowa, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Wallowa 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.
Wallowa, 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 97885 (Wallowa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $1,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $5,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)