97455 Pleasant Hill, OR is an area known for its strong sense of community and political engagement. The citizens of 97455 Pleasant Hill are encouraged to stay involved in local politics by attending city council meetings, voting in elections, and volunteering with local political organizations. Local government representatives work hard to ensure that the citizens’ voices are heard through open communication and collaboration. As a result, 97455 Pleasant Hill has seen an increase in voter turnout and civic participation. From local debates about land use to decisions on public transportation systems, the people of 97455 Pleasant Hill have a strong influence on the decisions made by their elected officials. Although there are no current local political candidates running in the area, residents can look forward to upcoming elections where they can make their voices heard at the ballot box.
The political climate in Zip 97455 (Pleasant Hill, 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 97455 (Pleasant Hill, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Pleasant Hill, 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.
Pleasant Hill, 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 97455 (Pleasant Hill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 401 contributions totaling $8,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $4,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)