Medford, Oregon is a city located in Jackson County. It has a long history of political engagement and civic involvement. The City Council is made up of seven members who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens. This includes setting city taxes, approving budgets, and creating policies that affect local services like public transportation, education, and safety initiatives. Local elections are held every two years with candidates from various backgrounds coming forward to represent their community. The mayor is elected by citywide vote and works closely with the City Council to ensure Medford's continued growth and success. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved at the state level by voting in congressional representatives as well as state legislators who make decisions affecting the entire state of Oregon. With its strong commitment to civic engagement and local politics, Medford remains an important center for political activity throughout the region.
The political climate in Medford, 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
Medford, 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.
Medford, 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 Medford, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,079 contributions totaling $918,933 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,180 contributions totaling $349,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)