The city of Veneta, Oregon is located in Lane County and has a population of around 4,000 people. The city has operated with a city government since 1980 and holds elections every two years for mayor and four councilors to manage the day-to-day operations of the city. Local political candidates are chosen by registered voters in Veneta during primary, general and special elections. Each election typically brings out a strong pool of diverse candidates running on platforms which focus on local issues such as public safety, infrastructure development and improving the quality of life for residents. Political discourse in the town is often lively when it comes to debates over which policies would best benefit Veneta's citizens. Regardless of who is chosen as mayor or councilors, all local officials strive to serve the community with care and dedication that will make Veneta an even greater place to live.
The political climate in Zip 97487 (Veneta, 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 97487 (Veneta, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Veneta, 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.
Veneta, 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 97487 (Veneta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,314 contributions totaling $67,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $24,956 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)