Gales Creek leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Gales Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gales Creek, ~27% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gales Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gales Creek leans more Republican than 25 of 35 neighbors.
Gales Creek runs about 37 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Gales Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gales Creek. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Gales Creek 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 Gales Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Gales Creek live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Oregon average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Gales Creek are family households, above 93% of cities. Gales Creek runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gales Creek, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gales Creek looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Gales Creek own their home, about 16 points above the Oregon average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glenwood, OR R+25
- Scofield, OR R+11
- Manning, OR R+12
- Timber, OR R+15
- Buxton, OR R+26
- Banks, OR R+13
- Cove Orchard, OR R+20
- Forest Grove, OR D+10
- Greenville, OR R+35
- Tophill, OR R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yockey, IN R+55
- Purling, NY R+26
- Craigfield, TN R+50
- Montrose, GA R+41
- Windy Gap, NC R+68
- Dialville, TX R+69
- Coulterville, CA R+34
- Mayersville, MS R+9
- Moffat, CO R+15
- Avon, NC R+18
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.