The small town of Grand Ronde, OR is an unincorporated community located in Yamhill and Polk Counties. It is home to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, who are committed to sovereignty, self-government, and protecting their cultural heritage. The tribal government has worked hard to ensure that their citizens have a say in local politics, and they regularly elect representatives who serve on their Tribal Council. The Council is responsible for advocating for the rights and interests of the Grand Ronde people and making decisions that impact tribal members. Grand Ronde also works with neighboring communities to build relationships and facilitate collaboration on important issues like economic development, public safety, environmental protection, and land use planning. By engaging in politics at a local level, the Tribe is able to influence both state and federal policies that support its goals for self-determination.
The political climate in Grand Ronde, OR is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, OR is leaning conservative. In Polk County, OR 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.1% to 47.5%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Ronde, OR is somewhat conservative.
Polk County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Salem Metro Area is leaning 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.
Grand Ronde, 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 Grand Ronde, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 267 contributions totaling $98,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $94,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $918 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)