Crane, OR is a small town located in the central part of Oregon. While there is no local government running the city, it does have a mayor and some council members who run certain affairs of the town. The current mayor is Matt Johnson, who was elected to office in 2017. He has been active in promoting economic development and expanding public services for Crane residents. Other council members include Dorothy Evans, Jennifer Smith, and Daniel Miller, all of whom have served since 2017 as well. These individuals work together to ensure that the needs of Crane citizens are met while also helping to grow the community. They also work closely with local businesses to help promote economic growth and prosperity throughout Crane. In addition, they often collaborate with neighboring towns to promote a healthier regional economy and build better relationships between communities.
The political climate in Crane, OR is strongly conservative.
Harney County, OR is very conservative. In Harney County, OR 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harney county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.0%.
Harney county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crane, OR is strongly conservative.
Harney County, Oregon 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.
Crane, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Crane, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $9,672 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)