Madras, Oregon is a small city located in Jefferson County. It is home to a diverse population, many of whom are actively engaged in local politics. The current mayor of Madras is Mayor Gary E. Roberts, who has held the position since 2017. Local politics in Madras focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure development, and community engagement. Residents are encouraged to participate in civic activities and to attend city council meetings to voice their opinions on important matters facing the city. Many members of the local government have worked hard over the years to facilitate positive change and economic growth within the city's boundaries. Madras is a vibrant community that strives for progress while maintaining its unique sense of identity and culture.
The political climate in Madras, OR is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, OR is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, OR 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 36.9%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madras, OR is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, Oregon is moderately 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.
Madras, 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 Madras, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 766 contributions totaling $17,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $19,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)