Melrose is a small, quaint town located in the rural part of Oregon. It has a population of around 1,000 people and is home to many friendly faces. The politics in Melrose are centered around small local issues that are important to the community, such as maintaining good roads, creating more recreational activities for children and families, and creating a safe environment for its citizens. The Melrose City Council consists of four elected members who meet monthly to discuss budget matters, public works projects, ordinance proposals, and other relevant local issues. Local elections are held every two years to choose the members of the city council. Issues such as increasing taxes or passing new regulations can be decided through this process. The citizens of Melrose also have the opportunity to voice their opinions through ballot measures and initiatives during each election cycle.
The political climate in Melrose, OR is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melrose, OR is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg 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.
Melrose, 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 Melrose, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,527 contributions totaling $124,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 447 contributions totaling $84,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)