The politics in 97493 Westlake, OR are reflective of the state of Oregon as a whole. The majority of the population in Westlake is registered as Democrats, with the next largest voting block being Independents. There have been several local political initiatives in Westlake that have aimed to address community issues such as education reform and economic development. These issues have been addressed through measures such as increasing school funding and providing access to job training and technical education programs. Recently, there was a successful campaign to pass a ballot measure which raises taxes on businesses to fund additional services for the town鈥檚 residents. Although there is no current election for local politicians in Westlake, it is clear that people are engaged in their local political process and eager to make changes that will benefit their community.
The political climate in Zip 97493 (Westlake, 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 97493 (Westlake, OR) is somewhat liberal.
Westlake, 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.
Westlake, 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 97493 (Westlake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $7,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $887 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)