Cave Junction, Oregon is a small city located in Josephine County. The city is known for its quaint downtown area and the vibrant local culture that it fosters. Politically, Cave Junction is an independent city with no official affiliation to any party or candidates. Citizens of the area usually vote independently and take into consideration the values of their community when casting their ballot. In Cave Junction, there are several local political organizations that provide education and resources to citizens about important topics such as taxation, environmental issues, healthcare, and other relevant policy matters. These organizations also host events from time to time that bring together members of the community to discuss ideas and opinions on current political topics. Overall, politics in Cave Junction is an important part of the local culture and citizens care deeply about making sure their voices are heard in policy decisions.
The political climate in Cave Junction, OR is somewhat 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
Cave Junction, OR is somewhat 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.
Cave Junction, 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 Cave Junction, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,345 contributions totaling $65,381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 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)