Gaylord leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Gaylord typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gaylord, ~20% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gaylord compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gaylord leans more Republican than 16 of 26 neighbors.
Gaylord runs about 43 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Gaylord is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Gaylord 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 Gaylord, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Gaylord hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points below the Oregon average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gaylord sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities). Gaylord runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Gaylord, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Gaylord looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gaylord is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Gaylord rent, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Broadbent, OR R+31
- Powers, OR R+29
- Bancroft, OR R+29
- Myrtle Point, OR R+32
- Bridge, OR R+29
- Gravelford, OR R+40
- Dew Valley, OR R+9
- Riverton, OR R+30
- Coquille, OR R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alton, KS R+79
- Martinsville, WI D+14
- Cutlips, WV R+62
- Saddle, AR R+65
- Maxville, WI R+37
- Sheltons, LA R+48
- Sheppard, AR R+41
- Coffman, MO R+58
- Struble, IA R+60
- Stotesbury, MO R+67
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.