The Medford, OR Metro Area is home to a vibrant political atmosphere. With a diverse population of over 200,000 people, the community enjoys a rich political landscape that includes both local and state-level elections. Local candidates often focus their campaigns on specific issues that affect the city’s residents, including infrastructure investments, public safety concerns, and economic development efforts. In addition to local elections, citizens also take part in state-wide races for Governor and other statewide offices. Political engagement is encouraged in Medford through various initiatives such as voter education and registration drives hosted by local organizations. These efforts help ensure that citizens are informed about the candidates running for office and have access to the resources they need to cast an informed ballot. Whether participating in local or state politics, Medford citizens enjoy their right to vote and make their voice heard at the polls.
The political climate in Medford Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Medford Metro Area 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, the Medford metro area remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 46.8%.
The Medford metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Medford Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30,335 contributions totaling $2,025,962 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,455 contributions totaling $419,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)