Vida, Oregon is a small town located in Lane County, about 30 minutes east of Eugene. Although it has a population of only 1,178 people, Vida is an active community with local political candidates who are dedicated to making important decisions that affect the town and its citizens. One of the most pressing issues in Vida is the increasing cost of housing due to the growing demand for rental properties in the area. Local politicians have been working hard to come up with strategies and solutions to address this problem and ensure that citizens have access to affordable housing. Other topics they are focusing on include public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic growth, and environmental protection. They also strive to keep taxes low while providing sufficient funding for essential services such as education and healthcare. Through their work, these local political candidates are helping Vida move forward and continue to be a great place for people to live.
The political climate in Zip 97488 (Vida, 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 97488 (Vida, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Vida, 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.
Vida, 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 97488 (Vida)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 246 contributions totaling $11,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $10,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)