Rogue Valley's fastest-growing conservative pocket in western Oregon
Grants Pass anchors Josephine County, one of Oregon's most reliably right-leaning jurisdictions, where rural land use, public-lands policy, and law-enforcement funding have driven some of the state's sharpest local ballot battles.
| Group | Grants Pass, OR | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 87.8% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 6.5% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.5% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 1.2% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 0.3% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -41.8pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.8% | 54.4% | — | — | |
| 7.0% | 22.8% | — | — | |
| 5.3% | 17.0% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 4.6% | 15.0% | — | — |
| 1.8% | 5.8% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 69.1% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Grants Pass, OR metro area? 328,640 residents across 4 counties.
17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 16pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+24.8 | R+37.2 | 12.3pp |