Adams is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Adams typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adams, ~14% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Adams compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Adams leans more Republican than 11 of 20 neighbors.
Adams runs about 65 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Adams is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Adams. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Adams leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Adams, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Adams votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Adams runs about 65 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Adams are family households, above 84% of cities.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Adams, OR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Adams looks the way it does
Turnout in Adams sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Athena, OR R+60
- Cayuse, OR R+20
- Myrick, OR R+54
- Gibbon, OR R+27
- Weston, OR R+54
- Helix, OR R+53
- Pendleton, OR R+29
- Meacham, OR R+49
- Milton-Freewater, OR R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pregnall, SC R+31
- Ratliff City, OK R+71
- North Palermo, ME R+26
- Cobb, GA R+61
- Flint, IN R+56
- East Lebanon, ME R+32
- Lardintown, PA R+44
- Lahmansville, WV R+79
- South Northfield, VT D+6
- Nezperce, ID R+65
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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.