Dever leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Dever typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dever, ~20% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dever compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dever leans more Republican than 48 of 69 neighbors.
Dever runs about 53 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Dever is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dever 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 Dever, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dever votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Dever runs about 53 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Dever are family households, above 93% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dever, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Dever looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dever 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Dever own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Dever have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millersburg, OR R+38
- Talbot, OR R+39
- Jefferson, OR R+37
- Palestine, OR D+5
- Albany, OR R+2
- Adair Village, OR D+14
- Suver, OR R+4
- Parker, OR R+3
- Turner, OR R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Northfield, IA R+50
- Glenford, NY D+42
- Sandfordville, NY R+34
- Rover, AR R+71
- Felderville, SC R+12
- Brooklyn, PA R+46
- Chesterfield, IL R+55
- Whitcomb, IN R+66
- Old Town, OR R+38
- Neosheo, KY R+61
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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.