The politics in Williams, OR (zip code 97544) are reflective of the larger state. The city is located in Jackson County, which is governed by a three-member Board of Commissioners elected at-large to represent residents. The county government provides a range of services including public health initiatives, law enforcement and emergency services, social services, public works, parks, library system and more. In Williams there are several local schools that participate in the Oregon School Activities Association, providing many opportunities for students to get involved in community events and build relationships with their elected officials. Additionally, throughout the year there are several community events held that bring citizens together to discuss issues impacting their lives and make informed decisions on how best to move forward.
The political climate in Zip 97544 (Williams, OR) is moderately conservative.
Josephine County, OR is strongly conservative. In Josephine County, OR 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Josephine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.5% to 35.7%.
Josephine county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97544 (Williams, OR) is moderately conservative.
Williams, Oregon is moderately conservative.
Josephine County, Oregon is strongly conservative.
Grants Pass Metro Area is strongly 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.
Williams, 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 97544 (Williams)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 795 contributions totaling $50,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $5,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)