Crest Drive is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Crest Drive typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crest Drive, ~71% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crest Drive compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Crest Drive leans more Democratic than 10 of 15 neighbors.
Crest Drive runs about 50 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Crest Drive. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+69) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+54), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Crest Drive 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 Crest Drive, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Crest Drive hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Crest Drive, Eugene, OR does.
Why turnout in Crest Drive looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crest Drive 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Crest Drive have completed high school, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Scenic Heights, Arvada, CO D+19
- Central Business District, Newark, NJ D+72
- San Pablo Gateway, Oakland, CA D+69
- Grandmont-Rosedale, Detroit, MI D+87
- Cambria Heights, Queens, NY D+84
- Central, Raleigh, NC D+65
- Russell, Louisville, KY D+82
- Millbrook, Grand Rapids, MI D+37
- Depot Bench, Boise, ID D+35
- South Winds, Oxnard, CA D+33
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.