Cottage Grove, Oregon is a small city located in the south-central part of the state. It has a rich history and vibrant culture that makes it an attractive place to live. The city has strong local politics that set it apart from other cities in the area. City leaders are dedicated to providing quality services, supporting small businesses, and creating an environment where residents feel a sense of community and civic engagement. The mayor works with the city council to ensure that all residents' voices are heard and their needs addressed. There is an active political discussion amongst local candidates who seek to serve the people of Cottage Grove through elected office. These candidates bring various ideas to the table to improve the city and create positive change for its citizens. Overall, Cottage Grove's politics are focused on ensuring a better future for its citizens through responsible leadership and collective action.
The political climate in Cottage Grove, 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
Cottage Grove, 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.
Cottage Grove, 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 Cottage Grove, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 949 contributions totaling $39,003 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $12,136 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)