97412 Blachly, OR is a small rural community located in Lane County. This small community is known for its strong ties to the local farming industry and vibrant outdoor recreation activities. Politically, 97412 Blachly has traditionally been a conservative stronghold in Lane County. The local Republican party has historically held elected office, while the Democratic party has struggled to gain traction in elections. In recent years, however, there have been several independent candidates who have gained attention for their progressive platforms and policies that are more firmly rooted in the values of 97412 Blachly residents. These independents are slowly gaining ground and building support among locals, showing that even in a traditionally conservative region like 97412 Blachly, new ideas can still find success.
The political climate in Zip 97412 (Blachly, OR) is leaning 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 97412 (Blachly, OR) is leaning liberal.
Blachly, Oregon is leaning 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.
Blachly, 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 97412 (Blachly)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $3,836 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)