Shady Cove is a small, picturesque town located in Oregon. Politically, the town leans conservative, with the Republican Party holding most of the power in local elections. The Town Council and Mayor are currently led by Republican candidates and most local officials are also Republicans. In recent years residents have become increasingly dissatisfied with their representation due to a lack of focus on important issues such as public works and education. There has been a shift towards more progressive values amongst many younger voters, but it remains to be seen if these changes will take hold in upcoming elections. In any case, the political landscape of Shady Cove is an interesting one that will continue to evolve over time.
The political climate in Shady Cove, OR is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, OR is leaning conservative. In Jackson County, OR 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shady Cove, OR is leaning conservative.
Jackson County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Medford Metro Area is leaning 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.
Shady Cove, Oregon: R R d 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 Shady Cove, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $6,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $4,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)