Gearhart leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Gearhart typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gearhart, ~54% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gearhart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gearhart leans more Democratic than 25 of 30 neighbors.
Gearhart runs about 5 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Why Gearhart 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 Gearhart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 40% of residents in Gearhart live in densely developed areas, above 84% of cities. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Gearhart sits in the top quarter (about 41%, above 88% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Gearhart, OR sits in the top 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 Gearhart looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gearhart is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seaside, OR D+16
- West, OR Even
- Melville, OR R+24
- Miles Crossing, OR R+31
- Warrenton, OR R+7
- Jeffers Garden, OR R+23
- Olney, OR R+20
- Cannon Beach, OR D+25
- Hammond, OR R+7
- Tolovana Park, OR D+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Londonderry, OH R+60
- Unity, ME R+28
- Patterson, GA R+75
- Pennock, MN R+44
- Sunriver, OR D+32
- Wrangell, AK R+8
- Buchanan Dam, TX R+66
- Bethel, VT D+17
- Shelby, MS D+77
- Ramona, OK R+60
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.