Kerby, Oregon is a small town with a rich history and vibrant local politics. The city is run by a mayor and four city council members, who are voted in by the citizens. Local elections occur every two years, giving residents the chance to have their voices heard and make sure they elect officials who represent their views. The current mayor is Stephen Mackey, who was elected in 2020 and has promised to focus on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvement, public safety, and community services. He has already taken steps to get these initiatives off the ground, leading the town forward towards progress. Additionally he works closely with the city council members to ensure Kerby's citizens are well represented in all policy decisions. With an active political scene that encourages citizen participation through local elections, Kerby remains an important part of Oregon’s political landscape.
The political climate in Kerby, OR is moderately conservative.
Josephine County, OR is strongly conservative. In Josephine County, OR 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Josephine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.5% to 35.7%.
Josephine county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kerby, OR is moderately conservative.
Josephine County, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Grants Pass Metro Area is strongly 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.
Kerby, 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 Kerby, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,347 contributions totaling $68,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $22,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)