The small unincorporated community of 97525 Gold Hill, OR is located in Jackson County and is home to a tight-knit population of about 1,000 people. While the town itself does not have its own local government, many of its citizens are actively involved in politics at the county level. There are currently two candidates running for local office in Jackson County: one seeking re-election as the county commissioner and another vying for a seat on the school board. Both candidates bring impressive resumes and backgrounds to their positions with strong track records of advocating for their constituents and working to make a positive impact on their communities. Residents of 97525 Gold Hill are passionate about local politics and take their roles as voters seriously, taking time to research each candidate's platform before casting their ballots in order to ensure that they are making an informed decision.
The political climate in Zip 97525 (Gold Hill, 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 97525 (Gold Hill, OR) is leaning conservative.
Gold Hill, 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.
Gold Hill, 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 97525 (Gold Hill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 242 contributions totaling $10,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $3,828 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)