Yachats, Oregon is a small coastal town located on the central coast of the state. It is known for its stunning beaches and beautiful landscapes. In terms of politics, Yachats is part of Lincoln County and falls in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The city itself doesn’t have a mayor or other local political candidates, as it is too small to incorporate its own government. Therefore, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lincoln County and state laws. However, the citizens living in Yachats can still take part in state politics by voting in elections and showing support for candidates that represent their beliefs and values. As Oregonians we have an opportunity to make our voices heard through participation in our democracy and having our say about who governs us.
The political climate in Zip 97498 (Yachats, OR) is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, OR is moderately liberal. In Lincoln County, OR 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 40.6%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97498 (Yachats, OR) is leaning liberal.
Yachats, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, Oregon is moderately liberal.
Newport Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Yachats, Oregon: D D D D d D
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 97498 (Yachats)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 502 contributions totaling $26,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $22,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)