Disston leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Disston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Disston, ~20% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Disston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Disston leans more Republican than 9 of 25 neighbors.
Disston runs about 32 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Disston is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Disston 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 Disston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Disston live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Oregon average of 31%. Disston runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Disston, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Disston looks the way it does
Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Disston have completed high school, below 73% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Culp Creek, OR R+18
- Dorena, OR R+21
- Walden, OR R+29
- Thurston, OR R+23
- Minnow, OR R+24
- Cottage Grove, OR R+8
- Saginaw, OR R+11
- Dexter, OR R+25
- Lowell, OR R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alva, WY R+81
- Clifton Mills, KY R+58
- Clubb, MO R+67
- Owassa, AL R+21
- Cotton Lake, TN R+13
- Lindrith, NM R+5
- Manannah, MN R+54
- Panola, AL D+47
- Painter Run, PA R+51
- Morrison Bluff, AR R+57
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.