Fort Klamath leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Fort Klamath typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Klamath, ~19% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Klamath compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Klamath leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Fort Klamath runs about 53 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Fort Klamath is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Fort Klamath 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 Fort Klamath, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Klamath votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Fort Klamath runs about 53 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Fort Klamath sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Fort Klamath, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fort Klamath looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Klamath 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
- Kirk, OR R+35
- Rocky Point, OR R+47
- Chiloquin, OR R+45
- Pine Ridge, OR R+37
- Modoc Point, OR R+41
- Diamond Lake Junction, OR R+36
- Crater Lake, OR R+39
- Prospect, OR R+41
- Shady Pine, OR R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Creston, SC R+23
- King Lake, NE R+38
- East Danville, OH R+69
- Winona, IN R+48
- South Rushford, MN R+31
- Whitfield, VA R+61
- Ono, WI R+39
- Howenstine, OH R+55
- Enoch, WV R+64
- Blomeyer, MO R+55
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.