The politics in the Grants Pass Metro Area of Oregon are diverse and vibrant. The area is governed by local elected officials, such as a mayor and city council that manage city operations. Additionally, the metro area is represented at the state level by two state senators and five representatives in the House of Representatives. There is also a county commissioner who represents the county's interests in Olympia. On the federal level, Grants Pass is represented by one member of Congress. Every election season brings new faces and perspectives to office-holders, as well as an opportunity for voters to voice their opinions on important issues facing the region. Active civic involvement from residents helps shape public policy decisions and ensures that all members of this vibrant community are represented fairly and equitably.
The political climate in Grants Pass Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Grants Pass Metro Area 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, the Grants Pass metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.5% to 35.7%.
The Grants Pass metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Grants Pass, 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 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 Grants Pass Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,174 contributions totaling $271,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,403 contributions totaling $231,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)