Milton-Freewater, Oregon is a city located in Umatilla County, with a population of around 7,000 people. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Maggi Moss and the council members are John Snaza, Chris Ballard, Bobbi Goodrich, Jody Holberg and Dan Siefkas. All elected officials are committed to balancing the budget while focusing on the needs of the community. They strive to make Milton-Freewater an even better place to live through initiatives that focus on public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements and maintaining its rural character. Additionally, they work closely with local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and the Milton-Freewater Community Foundation to support business development and create opportunities for residents. Through their efforts, Milton-Freewater has become a thriving small city with plenty of amenities for its citizens to enjoy.
The political climate in Zip 97862 (Milton-Freewater, OR) is moderately conservative.
Umatilla County, OR is very conservative. In Umatilla County, OR 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Umatilla county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.4% to 32.4%.
Umatilla county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97862 (Milton-Freewater, OR) is moderately conservative.
Milton-Freewater, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Umatilla County, Oregon is very conservative.
Hermiston-Pendleton 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.
Milton-Freewater, 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 97862 (Milton-Freewater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 210 contributions totaling $4,698 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $15,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)