Lexington, OR is a small city in 97839 with a population of around 19,000 people. It is home to a variety of political views and opinions that make up the local political landscape. The city is divided into two wards that elect representatives to the City Council. Each election cycle, candidates from both major parties run for office and vie for the position of Mayor as well as seats on the City Council and various boards and commissions. Despite the fact that Lexington is a relatively small town with limited resources, its local politics are incredibly active and passionate about their causes. Residents have access to all kinds of opportunities to get involved in their community through volunteering and attending meetings, rallies, and debates. Local organizations also engage in educational campaigns throughout the year designed to inform citizens about current issues and how they can help make change happen in their city.
The political climate in Zip 97839 (Lexington, OR) is very conservative.
Morrow County, OR is very conservative. In Morrow County, OR 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrow county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 26.8%.
Morrow county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 97839 (Lexington, OR) is very conservative.
Lexington, Oregon is very conservative.
Morrow County, Oregon is very conservative.
Hermiston-Pendleton Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Lexington, 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 97839 (Lexington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)