Brogan is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 22% of adults in Brogan typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brogan, ~4% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~78% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brogan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brogan leans more Republican than 8 of 11 neighbors.
Brogan runs about 80 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Brogan is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Brogan 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 Brogan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Brogan hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Oregon average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Brogan sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 94% of cities). Brogan 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; Brogan, OR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Brogan looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brogan is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Brogan have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Jamieson, OR R+65
- Willowcreek, OR R+74
- Huntington, OR R+59
- Vale, OR R+68
- Eaton, ID R+62
- Durkee, OR R+58
- Weatherby, OR R+57
- Harper, OR R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fisk, TX R+79
- Elrod, IN R+56
- Iddo, FL R+76
- Lloydsville, WV R+57
- Kingdom, IL R+39
- Purcell, KS R+67
- Marvel, CO R+20
- Brumley, TX R+67
- Putnam, TX R+81
- Honaunau, HI D+32
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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.