The politics in 97127 Lafayette, OR are largely influenced by the local politicians who help shape the city. Local officials are often responsible for creating policies that will benefit their constituents and ensure that the city remains a safe and vibrant place to live. Currently, the mayor of Lafayette is Dan Horvath and the city council members include Samantha Hartman, Randy Schraeder, John Deegan, Paul Gilbert, Bill Jones and Don Quist. The local government is highly committed to making sure that resources are allocated responsibly across all sectors of society and are dedicated to promoting a higher quality of life for its citizens. They also strive to engage residents in decision-making processes so that their voices can be heard. Overall, Lafayette's political environment is one of collaboration and progress.
The political climate in Zip 97127 (Lafayette, OR) is leaning conservative.
Yamhill County, OR is leaning conservative. In Yamhill County, OR 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yamhill county remained Republican, 50.2% to 46.1%.
Yamhill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97127 (Lafayette, OR) is leaning conservative.
Lafayette, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Yamhill County, Oregon is leaning conservative.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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.
Lafayette, Oregon: R R r r r r
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 97127 (Lafayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $11,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $2,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)