97478 Springfield, OR is a city with a rich political landscape. The city has had an active local political presence for decades, and the current mayor is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the area. Despite its small size, 97478 Springfield, OR hosts many local, regional and state-level political events throughout the year. Residents of 97478 Springfield, OR can get involved in their community by attending candidate forums and debates or by participating in volunteer activities such as canvassing and phone banking. Local elected officials have an open dialogue with constituents and regularly answer questions about how they plan to address issues that affect the community such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, crime prevention initiatives and more. The people of 97478 Springfield, OR take an active role in determining their future by engaging politically and providing input on important decisions that will shape their lives for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 97478 (Springfield, 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 97478 (Springfield, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Springfield, 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.
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 97478 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 749 contributions totaling $53,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $68,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)