The city of Rogue River, OR is a small rural town located in Jackson County. With a population of just over 2,000 people, the politics of Rogue River are largely grassroots and community focused. Locals have the opportunity to engage in their government through various citizen forums, town meetings and local initiatives. There is a great sense of civic engagement among the residents, with many locals actively participating in their democratic process. Local candidates for office are often chosen from within the community or nominated by major political organizations due to their reputation as strong leaders and public servants. Many issues that impact opinion in Rogue River are centered around land use, water resources and public safety along with other key topics affecting Jackson County residents. The local politics of 97537 provide an opportunity for citizens to become involved in their government and make sure that their voices are heard on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 97537 (Rogue River, 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 97537 (Rogue River, OR) is leaning conservative.
Rogue River, 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.
Rogue River, 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 97537 (Rogue River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 804 contributions totaling $23,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $8,506 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)