The politics in Rogue River, OR are shaped by the people who inhabit this small city. Given that the population of Rogue River is only about 3,000 people, local elections tend to be very intimate affairs. The decision-makers tend to be well-known and respected within the local community, and their voices carry a lot of weight when it comes to setting policy and making decisions. In general, the political environment in Rogue River is one of cooperation and compromise – local politicians strive to work together to find common ground on important issues that affect the community as a whole. While there may be disagreements here and there, in general political discourse remains civil and productive.
The political climate in Rogue River, 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
Rogue River, 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.
Rogue River, 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 Rogue River, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,998 contributions totaling $188,704 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,284 contributions totaling $195,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)