Editing Eugene, Oregon (section)

===Politics===

Being the largest city by far in Lane County, Eugene's voters almost always decide the county's partisan tilt. While Eugene has historically been a counter-culture-heavy and left-leaning college town, the county's partisan leanings have intensified in recent decades, mirroring the general polarization of Oregon voters along urban (pro-Democratic) and rural (pro-Republican) lines.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 12, 2019 |title=The urban-rural divide in Oregon has become more pronounced |url=https://www.registerguard.com/news/20190212/urban-rural-divide-in-oregon-has-become-more-pronounced |access-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731032051/https://www.registerguard.com/news/20190212/urban-rural-divide-in-oregon-has-become-more-pronounced |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lane County voted for [[Bernie Sanders]] over eventual 2016 nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] by 60.6-38.1%, and Eugene offered Sanders an even larger share of its vote.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 17, 2016 |title=Lane County, Oregon Primary Election May 17, 2016 OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS |url=http://apps.lanecounty.org/Elections/Document.ashx?id=680 |access-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914200426/https://apps.lanecounty.org/Elections/Document.ashx?id=680 |url-status=live }}</ref>