Talent, Oregon is a small city located in the southern region of the state and is home to just over 7,000 residents. The city has an active political scene, with several local committees and organizations both working to shape the city’s future and advocating for important social causes. In recent years, local candidates have included members from both the Democratic and Republican parties, giving Talent voters an array of political views and ideas to consider when making their vote. The town also hosts meetings with county commissioners throughout the year that are open to all citizens, affording them a chance to voice their opinion on topics such as taxes and budgets. Furthermore, there are ample opportunities for citizens to get involved in politics through attending public meetings or speaking directly with representatives. Talent is a great example of how a small city can be politically active while still maintaining its unique sense of community.
The political climate in Zip 97540 (Talent, 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 97540 (Talent, OR) is leaning conservative.
Talent, 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.
Talent, 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 97540 (Talent)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,195 contributions totaling $109,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $6,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)