Wilbur, Oregon is a small town of about 400 people. Located in the Willamette Valley, Wilbur is known for its agricultural roots and rich history. In terms of politics, Wilbur is part of Oregon's fifth congressional district, represented by Democratic Congresswoman Kurt Schrader. Locally, Wilbur has two city councils—the City Council and the Wilbur-Luckiamute Rural Fire Protection District Board—which are each responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens of Wilbur. The Mayor and City Council members are all elected by the citizens of Wilbur to serve four year terms. They are responsible for budgeting and making policy decisions, as well as addressing grievances from local citizens. Additionally, the Mayor appoints a number of special committees to address various issues that arise in the community. Currently there are no political candidates running for office in Wilbur, however residents are encouraged to get involved by attending local meetings or joining one of the many committees available to them.
The political climate in Zip 97494 (Wilbur, 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 97494 (Wilbur, OR) is strongly conservative.
Wilbur, 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.
Wilbur, 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 97494 (Wilbur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)