Jacksonville, OR (zip code 97530) is a small town with a population of approximately 2,500 people. It has a strong sense of community and is known for its historic downtown area. Politically, Jacksonville is mostly conservative. The local government consists of a Mayor and five city council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The current mayor is Jason Kneen and the current city council members are Jody Ballard, Liz Powell, Patrick Adams, Sherry Haskins and Jordan Rice. While not all candidates in Jacksonville are conservative, most elected officials have been Republican since the mid 1990s. They work together to keep taxes low and develop policies that reflect the values of the local community.
The political climate in Zip 97530 (Jacksonville, 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 97530 (Jacksonville, OR) is leaning conservative.
Jacksonville, 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.
Jacksonville, 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 97530 (Jacksonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,172 contributions totaling $89,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $33,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)