97089 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 86% of adults in 97089 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 97089, ~40% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 97089 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 97089 leans more Republican than 44 of 49 neighbors.
97089 runs about 21 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while 97089 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 97089. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 21 points.
Why 97089 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 97089, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in 97089 are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 97089 runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 97089, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 97089 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 97089 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 97089 own their home, compared to around 65% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 97089 have completed high school, above 81% of zip codes. 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.