Reedsport, OR is a small city located in Douglas County with a population of just over 4,000. Despite its size, the citizens of Reedsport take an active interest in their local government and politics. Local elections are competitive and hotly contested every two years. Incumbents often face challengers from all political backgrounds in these elections, making them interesting to watch. Although names of local political candidates may change from election to election, issues like education funding, public safety, taxation and infrastructure tend to remain at the forefront of the debates. The citizens of Reedsport are diligent about staying informed on current issues and the candidates running for office so they can make educated decisions when it comes time to cast their votes.
The political climate in Zip 97467 (Reedsport, OR) is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, OR is very conservative. In Douglas County, OR 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 29.8%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97467 (Reedsport, OR) is strongly conservative.
Reedsport, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Oregon is very conservative.
Roseburg Metro Area is very 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.
Reedsport, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 97467 (Reedsport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $10,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $8,102 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)