The city of Jacksonville, OR is a small community located in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon. It has a rich and diverse history that is deeply rooted in the area's early settlement by gold miners and pioneers. The city has grown to become a hub of activity for the surrounding region, offering plenty of shopping, dining, entertainment and outdoor activities. Politically speaking, Jacksonville leans slightly Democratic due to its strong support from the local college-aged population and its commitment to progressive policies such as renewable energy initiatives. Despite this leaning, however, the city is still largely non-partisan in its approach with a wide range of opinions being represented among its residents. Local government is focused on maintaining low taxes and ensuring public safety through enhanced law enforcement programs while also providing ample resources for education and recreation. The City Council works hard to meet the needs of all citizens while promoting smart growth to ensure Jacksonville remains vibrant for years to come.
The political climate in Jacksonville, OR is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, OR is leaning conservative. In Jackson County, OR 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jacksonville, OR is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Medford Metro Area is leaning 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.
Jacksonville, Oregon: R R d 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 Jacksonville, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,688 contributions totaling $285,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 517 contributions totaling $90,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)