The small town of Gilchrist, OR (zip code 97737) is located in the Deschutes County. As it is a small rural town, there is not much in terms of political activity. However, this area is still served by local politicians who are dedicated to making sure the citizens of Gilchrist have their voices heard in the larger state and national political landscape. Local offices such as city council members, county commissioners, and state representatives are all elected to ensure that the residents of Gilchrist have a say in how their community is run. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of Gilchrist to make sure they participate in local politics and stay informed on issues that affect them.
The political climate in Zip 97737 (Gilchrist, OR) is strongly conservative.
Klamath County, OR is very conservative. In Klamath County, OR 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Klamath county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 28.3%.
Klamath county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97737 (Gilchrist, OR) is strongly conservative.
Gilchrist, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Klamath County, Oregon is very conservative.
Klamath Falls 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.
Gilchrist, 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 97737 (Gilchrist)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $1,413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)