Eagle Point, Oregon is a small city located in Jackson County with a population of just over 8,000 people. The politics in Eagle Point have always been focused on the community and local issues. Elected officials at the city level include the Mayor and City Councilors, all of whom are elected by residents of Eagle Point to ensure the needs of the city are met. In recent years, there has been a focus on improving infrastructure, maintaining public safety, and attracting businesses to help boost economic development in this small town. Local leaders have also worked hard to ensure that open dialogue between citizens and their government is encouraged through various initiatives such as public forums and town hall meetings. The citizens of Eagle Point are proud of their involvement in local politics and strive to maintain an active role in shaping policies that impact them directly.
The political climate in Eagle Point, 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
Eagle Point, 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.
Eagle Point, 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 Eagle Point, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 400 contributions totaling $44,055 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $17,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)