Friendly is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Friendly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Friendly, ~66% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Friendly compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Friendly leans more Democratic than 11 of 15 neighbors.
Friendly runs about 55 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Friendly. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Friendly 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 Friendly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Friendly hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Friendly, Eugene, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Friendly looks the way it does
Turnout in Friendly 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 Neighborhoods
- Crest Drive, Eugene, OR D+65
- Jefferson Westside, Eugene, OR D+71
- West Eugene, Eugene, OR D+53
- West University, Eugene, OR D+62
- South University, Eugene, OR D+74
- Far West Eugene, Eugene, OR D+46
- Whiteaker, Eugene, OR D+62
- U of O Campus, Eugene, OR D+74
- Fairmount, Eugene, OR D+73
- Southeast, Eugene, OR D+63
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bridgetown North, Cincinnati, OH R+26
- Northwest, Garden City, ID Even
- Hutton Park, West Orange, NJ D+61
- Locks, Chicago, IL D+30
- Downtown San Mateo, San Mateo, CA D+55
- Berkeley Place, Martinsburg, WV R+4
- Logan, Ann Arbor, MI D+62
- Sovana, Spring Valley, NV D+15
- Latah Valley, Spokane, WA D+12
- Marconi Plaza-Packer Park, Philadelphia, PA R+23
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.