The small town of 97148 Yamhill, OR is a tight-knit community, with an active local government. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues facing the local area and plan for the future. Politically, 97148 Yamhill is predominately Democratic, with many people voting for Democratic candidates in local and national elections. In recent years, there have been several notable initiatives from the local government that have sought to improve social services and increase economic opportunities for residents. Though the town has remained largely unified under the Democratic party banner, citizens often discuss potential changes to policy that could further benefit their daily lives. Overall, 97148 Yamhill's politics are focused on improving the quality of life for its residents and creating a better home for everyone in this small Oregon town.
The political climate in Zip 97148 (Yamhill, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Yamhill County, OR is leaning conservative. In Yamhill County, OR 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yamhill county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.1%.
Yamhill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97148 (Yamhill, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Yamhill, Oregon is somewhat conservative.
Yamhill County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metro Area is strongly 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.
Yamhill, 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 97148 (Yamhill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 419 contributions totaling $26,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)