Takilma, Oregon is a small rural community located in the Siskiyou County. It is comprised of a diverse population of approximately 500 people, and historically has been a tight-knit community with deep roots in the timber and agricultural industries that have driven its economy for generations. While Takilma does not have any local government or political candidates, it does take part in larger state and national elections, which can bring about significant change to both the local and wider communities. In recent years citizens of Takilma have become increasingly active in politics and civic engagement, making their voices heard at the local level on issues like land conservation, economic development, health care reform, education reform, and gun control. Despite being a small rural community, Takilma has an impressive record when it comes to getting politically involved and making sure their voices are heard on important issues.
The political climate in Takilma, OR is strongly 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
Takilma, OR is strongly 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.
Takilma, 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 Takilma, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,343 contributions totaling $62,681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 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)