97053 leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 97053 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 97053, ~37% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 97053 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 97053 leans more Republican than 7 of 12 neighbors.
97053 runs about 31 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while 97053 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 97053 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 97053, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
97053 votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while 97053 runs about 31 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 97053 are family households, above 86% of zip codes.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 97053, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 97053 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 97053 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in 97053 own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.