Roseburg, Oregon is a small city in the Umpqua River Valley with a population of about 22,000 people. In 97470 Roseburg, OR there are many political issues that locals are passionate about. From environmental concerns to public safety and infrastructure investments, citizens here have an eye on local leaders to make sure the issues they care most about are addressed. The City Council is made up of five members elected by the community and works to ensure that local government is responsive and serves the needs of the people. Local political candidates come from all walks of life and represent both major parties as well as independents. They offer voters their own unique perspectives on how to best address the problems facing Roseburg. It's up to residents to decide who will be their representatives in government and lead them forward into a better future for everyone
The political climate in Zip 97470 (Roseburg, 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 97470 (Roseburg, OR) is strongly conservative.
Roseburg, 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.
Roseburg, 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 97470 (Roseburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 990 contributions totaling $650,217 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $657 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $340,543 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)