Elgin, Oregon is a small town located in Union County. It is home to approximately 1,700 people and has a rich history of civic involvement. Local politicians are focused on important issues such as improving infrastructure, supporting local businesses and creating jobs for residents. There are several candidates running for office in Elgin who have different platforms but all of them share the same goal of making Elgin a better place to live. The candidates are committed to engaging with the community and addressing their concerns in order to bring about meaningful change in the town. Through dialogue between residents, business owners, and local government officials, everyone can work together to create a brighter future for Elgin.
The political climate in Elgin, 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
Elgin, OR 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.
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Elgin, OR
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)