Crescent leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Crescent typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crescent, ~20% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crescent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crescent leans more Republican than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Crescent runs about 56 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Crescent is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Crescent 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 Crescent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Crescent drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Crescent 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; Crescent, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crescent looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Crescent own their home, about 19 points above the Oregon average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gilchrist, OR R+48
- Crescent Lake Junction, OR R+37
- Chemult, OR R+40
- La Pine, OR R+30
- Elk Lake, OR R+28
- Millican, OR R+25
- Deschutes, OR R+24
- Three Rivers, OR R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chapel Hill, MO R+57
- Briggsville, WI R+30
- Saybrook, OH R+29
- Pleasant Valley, MI R+37
- Big Flats, WI R+31
- Taylorshire, NY R+18
- West Sterling, MA D+10
- Butters, NC R+58
- Lake Como, FL R+45
- Weymouth, OH R+27
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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.