The city of 97463 Oakridge, OR has a long and interesting history when it comes to politics. It is part of the Lane County political system, which is one of the most active counties in Oregon. Over the years, many candidates from both major parties have come forward to serve their community. In recent years, some of the local political races have been won by progressive candidates who strongly support environmental and social justice issues. As a whole, the people of 97463 Oakridge are passionate about their beliefs and vote for those who represent them best. The city is a leader in advocating for important causes such as renewable energy sources and climate change protection measures. With an engaged population that takes its civic duties seriously, 97463 Oakridge is sure to remain politically active for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 97463 (Oakridge, 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
Zip 97463 (Oakridge, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Oakridge, Oregon 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.
Oakridge, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 97463 (Oakridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $1,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)