Merrill, OR is a small town in the northern part of Oregon with a population of about 1,500 people. The city's politics are governed by the City Council which consists of five members and the mayor. Each member serves a four year term and all five members are elected at large. This small-town atmosphere helps to ensure that all voices are heard and decisions are made collaboratively. Citizens of Merrill have access to the Oregon State Legislature and Federal Representative for their district, giving them opportunities to get involved in local politics and voice their opinion on state-wide issues. There is also an active Chamber of Commerce in Merrill that sponsors community events throughout the year, provides information about local businesses, and works to promote economic prosperity within the city boundaries.
The political climate in Zip 97633 (Merrill, OR) is very 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 97633 (Merrill, OR) is very conservative.
Merrill, Oregon is very 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.
Merrill, 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 97633 (Merrill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $54 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $27,143 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)