Bethany, OR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bethany

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Bethany leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Bethany typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bethany, ~52% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bethany compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Bethany leans more Democratic than 77 of 84 neighbors.

Bethany runs about 25 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bethany. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+30), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Bethany 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 Bethany, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Bethany hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Bethany sits in the top fifth on density (about 81%, above 94% of cities).

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Bethany, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Bethany looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bethany 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Bethany have completed high school, above 98% of cities. 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.