Roseburg, Oregon is a small city in the southern part of the state with a population of around 21,000 people. It is located near the Umpqua River and is surrounded by Douglas County. Roseburg is known for its strong local community spirit and close ties to nature and outdoor recreation. Politically, Roseburg is mostly conservative-leaning with the Republican Party taking a majority of votes in most past elections. The city council consists of five members who serve four-year terms. In addition to city council members, Roseburg also has a mayor who serves as the primary executive position for the city government. Local politics often involve debates over issues such as gun control, taxation, economic development, education, and social services. Although candidates from both major parties typically compete in local elections, Republicans tend to have an advantage in most races due to their strong base of support in town.
The political climate in Roseburg, 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
Roseburg, 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.
Roseburg, 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 Roseburg, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,507 contributions totaling $1,425,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 989 contributions totaling $765,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $774 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)