JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="text"> selection goes here</div>
<select id="dropdownselect">
<option> Red </option>
<option> White </option>
<option> Blue </option>
</select>

<script type="text/javascript">
var select = document.getElementById("dropdownselect");
select.onchange = function () {
  var selectedText = this.options[this.selectedIndex].text;
  document.getElementById("text").innerHTML = selectedText;
};
</script>