The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Lane County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Lane County tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Lane County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Lane County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Lane County, 30.17% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Lane County women make up 50.70% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Lane County is 41.2, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Lane County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Lane County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 6% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Benton County, OR: more liberal voters
- Linn County, OR: more conservative voters
- Douglas County, OR: more conservative voters
- Lincoln County, OR: more conservative voters
- Polk County, OR: more conservative voters
- Marion County, OR: more conservative voters
- Coos County, OR: more conservative voters
- Yamhill County, OR: more conservative voters
- Deschutes County, OR: more conservative voters
- Clackamas County, OR: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Mercer County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Westmoreland County, PA: more conservative voters
- Lehigh County, PA: more conservative voters
- Forsyth County, NC: more conservative voters
- Manatee County, FL: more conservative voters
- Nueces County, TX: more conservative voters
- San Juan Municipio, PR: more conservative voters
- Allen County, IN: more conservative voters
- Collier County, FL: more conservative voters
- Loudoun County, VA: more conservative voters
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