The small city of Warm Springs, Oregon (97761) is located in the sunny state of Oregon. The area is represented by a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government. Politically, it is a predominantly conservative area, although there is some support for progressive values. In terms of representation, the local government consists of three elected officials: Mayor and two councilors. There are also several advisory committees that serve to provide additional assistance to the mayor and council on various issues such as planning and zoning, economic development, education, public safety, and civil rights. Residents are actively involved in local politics with frequent meetings and events held to discuss important issues. They also volunteer their time and energy to help ensure local initiatives are successful.
The political climate in Zip 97761 (Warm Springs, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, OR is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, OR 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 36.9%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97761 (Warm Springs, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Warm Springs, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, Oregon is moderately 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.
Warm Springs, 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 97761 (Warm Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $15,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $733 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $5,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,040 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)