Florence, Oregon is a small coastal city located on the Central Coast of Oregon. It has a rich history as a fishing and timber industry town, and is now home to many retirees, seasonal visitors, and tourists. Despite its small size, Florence still has an active political climate with local offices and elections that require citizens to stay informed about their local candidates and upcoming initiatives. Locally-elected officials include the Mayor, City Council members, the City Manager, and several other positions that are appointed or elected to represent the city’s interests. Each election cycle brings its own set of issues and candidates for citizens to consider when deciding who should best represent them in government. As elections draw near in Florence, it is important for citizens to be aware of their local political landscape so they can make an educated decision at the polls.
The political climate in Florence, OR is somewhat liberal.
Lane County, OR is strongly liberal. In Lane County, OR 60.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lane county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.5% to 36.1%.
Lane county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Florence, OR is somewhat liberal.
Lane County, Oregon is strongly liberal.
Eugene-Springfield Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Florence, Oregon: D D D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Florence, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,091 contributions totaling $109,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $18,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)