East Albany, Albany, OR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Albany

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

East Albany leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in East Albany typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Albany, ~32% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Albany compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Albany is the most Republican-leaning.

East Albany runs about 33 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while East Albany is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within East Albany. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 25 points.

Why East Albany 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 East Albany, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In East Albany, about 80% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below 69% of neighborhoods. Rural areas vote Republican, and East Albany sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 57%, below 84% of neighborhoods). East Albany 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; East Albany, Albany, 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 East Albany looks the way it does

Turnout in East Albany 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.

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.