97504 Medford, OR is a fairly small city located in the southwestern section of the state. Politically, it leans to the left with most residents having a liberal viewpoint. However, there is still a healthy mix of both democrats and republicans within the city. The local elections are usually close races between candidates from both major parties. Residents take an active role in local politics by attending meetings and voicing their opinions on various issues. There are several elected officials representing 97504 Medford, OR in state and federal offices who work diligently to ensure that all citizens’ voices are heard. These representatives also work hard to make sure that their constituents have access to quality services while keeping taxes low for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 97504 (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
Zip 97504 (Medford, OR) is leaning conservative.
Medford, Oregon 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 97504 (Medford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,568 contributions totaling $323,354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 824 contributions totaling $131,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)