The town of Dexter, OR (97431) is a small but tight-knit community located in Lane County. It is home to just over 2,000 people who take pride in their hometown and are politically active. During election season, the town's residents come together to discuss and debate the merits of various political candidates running for regional, state and national offices. Local organizations often host candidate forums that allow citizens the opportunity to hear directly from those running for office and ask questions about their policies. Residents of Dexter strive to be informed voters who understand the implications of their vote, and ensure they are making decisions that represent the best interests of their community.
The political climate in Zip 97431 (Dexter, 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 97431 (Dexter, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Dexter, 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.
Dexter, 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 97431 (Dexter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $3,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)