The politics in 97451 Lorane, OR are rich with history and a deep commitment to the local community. The city has long been a stronghold for Democratic values, with many elected officials from this region having gone on to serve at the state and national levels. Local issues that have been addressed in recent years include affordable housing, public safety, education funding, and job growth. Community leaders have worked together to ensure that these issues are given the attention they deserve and solutions are being implemented that will benefit the residents of 97451 Lorane. Political candidates who have recently run for office in this area have focused on these same topics, emphasizing their commitment to the needs of their constituents. In general, residents of 97451 Lorane can be proud of their local political landscape which continues to emphasize the importance of giving back to their communities and finding ways to make progress on important issues.
The political climate in Zip 97451 (Lorane, OR) is leaning 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 97451 (Lorane, OR) is leaning liberal.
Lorane, Oregon is leaning 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.
Lorane, 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 97451 (Lorane)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)