Dorena leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Dorena typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dorena, ~24% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dorena compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dorena leans more Republican than 14 of 30 neighbors.
Dorena runs about 35 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Dorena is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dorena. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Dorena 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 Dorena, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dorena votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Dorena runs about 35 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Dorena sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Dorena, OR does.
Why turnout in Dorena looks the way it does
Turnout in Dorena sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Culp Creek, OR R+18
- Disston, OR R+18
- Walden, OR R+29
- Thurston, OR R+23
- Minnow, OR R+24
- Cottage Grove, OR R+8
- Saginaw, OR R+11
- Latham, OR R+8
- Dexter, OR R+25
- London, OR R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pittsburg, NH R+39
- Dalesburg, KY R+60
- Daggett, MI R+47
- Joy, IL R+50
- St. Kilian, WI R+57
- Haysville, KY R+56
- Sebastopol, MS R+60
- Line Lexington, PA R+9
- Ike, TX R+40
- Harwood, TX 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.