The small city of 97883 Union, OR has a vibrant political scene with many passionate candidates running for local offices. The election cycle is full of energy and enthusiasm as community members come together to discuss the issues that matter most to them. Candidates in this small city come from all walks of life and represent different perspectives on how the city should be run. This diverse group of politicians are committed to making sure their constituents’ voices are heard in city council meetings and decisions made by the mayor and other elected officials. Political debates are often held around town so that citizens can learn more about the candidates and their stances on various policy issues. Through these debates, citizens have the opportunity to become better informed about who is running for office in 97883 Union, OR and what they stand for.
The political climate in Zip 97883 (Union, OR) is strongly 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 97883 (Union, OR) is strongly conservative.
Union, Oregon is strongly 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.
Union, 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 97883 (Union)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $2,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $9,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)