Metolius, Oregon is a small community with a population of just over 1,000 residents. It is located in Jefferson County and is governed by the county government. The City of Metolius has a council that works with the mayor to pass legislation and make decisions on behalf of the citizens. Every two years, citizens elect representatives to serve on the city council. These representatives have the important job of advocating for their constituents and ensuring their voices are heard. They work closely with the mayor to develop new policies or initiatives that benefit everyone in Metolius. In addition to local candidates, state and federal elections take place every two years as well, allowing citizens to choose candidates who best represent their interests and beliefs at both levels of government.
The political climate in Metolius, OR is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, OR is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, OR 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 36.9%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Metolius, OR is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, Oregon is moderately 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.
Metolius, 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 Metolius, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 766 contributions totaling $17,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $19,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)