Lowell, OR is a small town with a population of just over 1,600 people. It has a long and rich history of community involvement and political activism. While the town may be small, its residents have always been incredibly passionate about their civic engagement. From its early days as an agricultural center to its present-day transformation into the self-proclaimed “Small Business Capital of the Northwest”, Lowell has been home to many local political candidates who have fought for the rights of their constituents. These candidates have focused on issues such as equal access to education, environmental protection, job creation, and public safety. While Lowell may not be a large town in terms of population size, it still has an outsized impact on Oregon politics and beyond.
The political climate in Lowell, OR is leaning 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
Lowell, OR is leaning 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.
Lowell, 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 Lowell, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $9,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $7,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)