The Eugene, OR Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse region with politics that reflect the diversity of its population. The area is primarily represented in the Oregon State Legislature by Democratic representatives, including Representatives Julie Fahey and Nancy Nathanson. At the local level, Eugene has an active city council that is dedicated to making decisions that serve the best interests of their constituents. The current mayor of Eugene is Lucy Vinis, who was elected in 2016. Issues that are important to residents include environmental protection, affordable housing, improvements to public transportation and infrastructure, and equitable access to services. In addition to the political candidates on the ballot in most elections, there are numerous initiatives and causes citizens can support in order to ensure their voice is heard and their needs are met. Overall, politics in Eugene create an atmosphere of collaboration between citizens and government representatives in order to create a community that everyone can be proud of.
The political climate in Eugene-Springfield Metro Area is strongly liberal.
In Eugene-Springfield Metro Area 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, the Eugene metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.5% to 36.1%.
The Eugene metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Eugene-Springfield, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Eugene-Springfield Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66,768 contributions totaling $3,307,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,970 contributions totaling $852,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)