The politics in 97477 Springfield, OR have been the focus of much debate in recent years. With a population of over 100,000 people, the city is home to a diverse array of political beliefs. The primary political parties include the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as the Libertarian and Green parties. In recent local elections, candidates from all four of these parties have actively campaigned for office ranging from mayor to city council members. While most candidates run on platforms that are generally similar, they do make sure to emphasize their unique perspectives on local issues such as economic development, poverty alleviation, and public safety. It is also important to note that several independent candidates choose to run in some local elections as well. All in all, 97477 Springfield provides an interesting insight into how different political ideologies can work together towards common goals and create a vibrant democracy.
The political climate in Zip 97477 (Springfield, OR) is moderately 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 97477 (Springfield, OR) is moderately liberal.
Springfield, Oregon is moderately 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.
Springfield, 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 97477 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,965 contributions totaling $159,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $48,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)