Butte Falls, OR is located in Jackson County and is a small rural community with a population of less than 500 people. As such, the politics in 97522 Butte Falls are heavily focused on local concerns and issues that affect its residents. The local government consists of elected representatives from the community who seek to serve and represent their neighbors. These officials work together to create policies that best serve the needs of their constituents. While there may not be any major political candidates running in 97522 Butte Falls, the local officials' work still plays a vital role in making sure the town's resources are managed responsibly and effectively for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 97522 (Butte Falls, OR) is somewhat 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 97522 (Butte Falls, OR) is somewhat conservative.
Butte Falls, Oregon is somewhat 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.
Butte Falls, 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 97522 (Butte Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $2,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)