Burnt Woods leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Burnt Woods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burnt Woods, ~28% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burnt Woods compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burnt Woods leans more Republican than 41 of 44 neighbors.
Burnt Woods runs about 46 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Burnt Woods is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Burnt Woods. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Burnt Woods 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 Burnt Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Burnt Woods votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Burnt Woods runs about 46 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Burnt Woods sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Burnt Woods are family households, above 95% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Burnt Woods, 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 Burnt Woods looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Burnt Woods have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blodgett, OR Even
- Eddyville, OR R+32
- Harlan, OR R+32
- Kings Valley, OR D+7
- Nashville, OR D+9
- Logsden, OR R+8
- Wren, OR D+29
- Elk City, OR R+28
- Pedee, OR R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hills Corners, MI R+27
- Prairie, IL R+55
- Benedict, KS R+68
- Jefferson Island, LA R+81
- West Greenwood, NY R+61
- Segovia, TX R+76
- Martha, OK R+72
- Manter, KS R+76
- Chama, CO D+32
- Center Lovell, ME R+13
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.