Austin Junction is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Austin Junction typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Austin Junction, ~15% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Austin Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Austin Junction leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
Austin Junction runs about 72 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Austin Junction is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Austin Junction 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 Austin Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Austin Junction live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Oregon average of 31%. Austin Junction runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Austin Junction, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Austin Junction looks the way it does
Turnout in Austin Junction sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prairie City, OR R+56
- Bates, OR R+59
- Unity, OR R+61
- John Day, OR R+52
- Canyon City, OR R+51
- Sumpter, OR R+61
- Hereford, OR R+61
- Ritter, OR R+49
- Mount Vernon, OR R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Peter, KS R+76
- Brice, TX R+77
- Russellville, PA R+67
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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.