Blachly leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Blachly typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blachly, ~25% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blachly compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blachly leans more Republican than 12 of 30 neighbors.
Blachly runs about 30 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Blachly is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Blachly 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 Blachly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Blachly live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Oregon average of 31%. Blachly runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Blachly, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Blachly looks the way it does
Turnout in Blachly 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
- Noti, OR R+21
- Glenbrook, OR R+16
- Greenleaf, OR R+17
- Deadwood, OR R+16
- Cheshire, OR R+20
- Horton, OR R+21
- Elmira, OR R+23
- Walton, OR R+22
- Alsea, OR R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Letcher, SD R+60
- Hanston, KS R+77
- Orick, CA D+43
- Fairplay, GA R+42
- Los Padillas, NM R+3
- Progress, VA R+49
- Cottage Hill, FL R+63
- Bud, IN R+57
- Idledale, CO D+12
- Cowgill, MO R+68
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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.