Boring leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Boring typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boring, ~35% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boring leans more Republican than 52 of 74 neighbors.
Boring runs about 33 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Boring is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Boring. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Boring 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 Boring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Boring votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Boring are family households, above 81% of cities. Boring runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Boring, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Boring looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Boring 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kelso, OR R+24
- Cottrell, OR R+21
- Sandy, OR R+14
- Eagle Creek, OR R+27
- Damascus, OR R+6
- Gresham, OR D+15
- Corbett, OR R+3
- Troutdale, OR D+11
- Wood Village, OR D+19
- Fairview, OR D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roebuck, SC R+32
- Richmond Heights, MO D+50
- Fairfield Glade, TN R+41
- Economy, PA R+27
- Reidsville, GA R+34
- Cheviot, OH D+3
- Sheffield Lake, OH R+9
- Becker, MN R+42
- Sayre, PA R+25
- North Weeki Wachee, FL R+39
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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.