Hayesville, OR 97305 is a small rural community located in the western part of the state. The politics in Hayesville are largely centered around local issues, such as protecting local schools and ensuring access to quality healthcare. Elected officials in Hayesville are generally considered to be fiscally conservative, while still having a liberal lean when it comes to social issues. Most of the elected officials come from within the local community, though there are also some who come from outside of Hayesville to represent its interests at a higher level. Local initiatives are often started by citizens and supported by their representatives. Residents of 97305 value having their voices heard and actively participate in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 97305 (Hayesville, OR) is leaning liberal.
Marion County, OR is leaning liberal. In Marion County, OR 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 47.7%.
Marion county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97305 (Hayesville, OR) is leaning liberal.
Hayesville, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Marion County, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Salem Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hayesville, Oregon: r r d r r d
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 97305 (Hayesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 633 contributions totaling $30,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $28,236 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)