Buckman is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Buckman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buckman, ~59% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buckman compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Buckman leans more Democratic than 33 of 44 neighbors.
Buckman runs about 66 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Buckman. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+71), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Buckman leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Buckman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Buckman hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Buckman have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Buckman, Portland, OR sits in the top 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 Buckman looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Buckman have completed high school, about 7 points above the Oregon average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Kerns, Portland, OR D+80
- Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, OR D+81
- Richmond, Portland, OR D+87
- Irvington, Portland, OR D+85
- Old Town-Chinatown, Portland, OR D+54
- Brooklyn, Portland, OR D+81
- University District, Portland, OR D+62
- Center, Portland, OR D+80
- Pearl District, Portland, OR D+63
- Eliot, Portland, OR D+79
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wade, Raleigh, NC D+44
- Contempo, Union City, CA D+30
- Northwest Crossing, San Antonio, TX D+13
- Logan, Spokane, WA D+30
- Schuylerville, Bronx, NY D+11
- Lauderdale Lakes West Gate, Lauderdale Lakes, FL D+65
- Bay View, Norfolk, VA D+19
- Fairlington-Shirlington, Arlington, VA D+64
- River West, Bend, OR D+45
- Taku-Campbell, Anchorage, AK D+21
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.