Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill, ~60% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill leans more Democratic than 13 of 22 neighbors.
Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill runs about 35 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill 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 Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 64% of adults in Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill, Portland, OR sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill North, Beaverton, OR D+42
- Forest Park, Portland, OR D+52
- Five Oaks, Beaverton, OR D+41
- West Slope, Beaverton, OR D+56
- Central Beaverton, Beaverton, OR D+48
- Sommerset West-Elmonica North, Bethany, OR D+39
- Triple Creek, Beaverton, OR D+36
- Raleigh West, Beaverton, OR D+46
- Vose, Beaverton, OR D+39
- Garden Home-Raleigh Hills, Portland, OR D+55
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Byberry, Philadelphia, PA R+12
- Garnsey, Valley Village, CA D+35
- Bagley, Detroit, MI D+89
- Kamms Corner, Cleveland, OH D+22
- Lake View, Paterson, NJ D+5
- Rita Ranch, Tucson, AZ R+6
- Blueberry Hill-Brigadoon-Stoneybrook, Lexington, KY D+28
- Ballantyne West, Charlotte, NC D+15
- Calallen, Corpus Christi, TX R+36
- Woodbury, Irvine, CA D+16
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.