Myrtle Creek, Oregon is a small town with a vibrant political culture. The city has an active mayor and council that work hard to ensure their constituents have the best quality of life possible. Residents are engaged in the political scene, attending town hall meetings and voicing their opinions on important local matters. The city has also been represented in Congress by Earl Blumenauer since 1996, bringing Myrtle Creek's issues to the national stage. With such dedicated leaders and involved citizens, Myrtle Creek is sure to continue having strong representation in Oregon politics.
The political climate in Myrtle Creek, OR is moderately 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
Myrtle Creek, OR is moderately 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.
Myrtle Creek, 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 Myrtle Creek, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $5,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $15,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)