Bandon, OR is located in the picturesque Coos County and is home to a population of 3,035 people. Its city government consists of a mayor-council form of government with five council members and the mayor. Each term runs for two years and elections are held every other November. The City Council handles day-to-day affairs in Bandon, and its members are elected based on their ability to work together to develop the communities infrastructure, economy, public safety and overall quality of life. Issues discussed at council meetings range from financial management, economic development, housing and infrastructure improvements to things like parks and recreation. The city relies heavily on input from both residents and local business owners about what matters most when it comes to investing in their community. With a strong commitment to improving local life, Bandon has been able to make strides towards being a more livable place for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 97411 (Bandon, OR) is moderately conservative.
Coos County, OR is moderately conservative. In Coos County, OR 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coos county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.9% to 38.4%.
Coos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97411 (Bandon, OR) is moderately conservative.
Bandon, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos County, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Coos Bay Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bandon, 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 97411 (Bandon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,220 contributions totaling $75,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $13,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)