97441 leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 97441 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 97441, ~22% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 97441 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 97441 is the most Republican-leaning.
97441 runs about 48 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while 97441 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 97441 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 97441, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
97441 votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while 97441 runs about 48 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 97441 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 97441 are family households, above 82% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 97441, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 97441 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in 97441 have completed high school, about 8 points above the Oregon average of 92%. 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.