Elgin, OR is a small city located in 97827 with a population of just over 2,000 people. It is part of the larger Union County area and the local government consists of a mayor and five council members who are responsible for creating policies to ensure that Elgin runs smoothly. The current Mayor, Bob O鈥橬eal, was elected in 2020 and has been working to make improvements in the community ever since. He has worked with local businesses to create jobs and revitalize downtown Elgin through public infrastructure projects. Additionally, he has focused on improving the quality of life by developing parks and recreational spaces as well as supporting programs that focus on health, education, public safety and environmental protection. Alongside Mayor O鈥橬eal is a talented team of council members who work together to provide services for constituents and ensure long-term sustainability of Elgin's economy.
The political climate in Zip 97827 (Elgin, OR) is very conservative.
Union County, OR is very conservative. In Union County, OR 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.5%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97827 (Elgin, OR) is very conservative.
Elgin, Oregon is very conservative.
Union County, Oregon is very conservative.
La Grande Metro Area 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.
Elgin, 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 97827 (Elgin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $3,051 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,239 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)