The small town of Mapleton, OR (zip code 97453) is a very politically active community. There are a variety of local political organizations and initiatives that people can get involved in to ensure their voice is heard. Citizens are encouraged to become informed and involved in the political process by attending town hall meetings, keeping up with current events, and voting in local elections. Local organizations such as the Mapleton Democratic Club, Mapleton Republican Party, and MapletonIndependents work to inform citizens on current issues and campaigns so they may make educated decisions when it comes time to vote for local politicians or initiatives on the ballot. Through these organizations, citizens have the opportunity to discuss issues with each other as well as network with local elected officials. By becoming engaged and participating in the political process, citizens of Mapleton are able to make sure their voices are heard throughout Oregon.
The political climate in Zip 97453 (Mapleton, 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 97453 (Mapleton, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Mapleton, 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.
Mapleton, 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 97453 (Mapleton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $2,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)