Glide leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Glide typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glide, ~26% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glide compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glide leans more Republican than 7 of 24 neighbors.
Glide runs about 45 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Glide is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glide. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Glide 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 Glide, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Glide votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Glide runs about 45 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Glide sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Glide are family households, above 77% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Glide, OR does.
Why turnout in Glide looks the way it does
Turnout in Glide 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
- Peel, OR R+35
- Idleyld Park, OR R+29
- Dixonville, OR R+49
- Nonpareil, OR R+36
- Sutherlin, OR R+34
- Roseburg North, OR R+19
- Wilbur, OR R+24
- Union Gap, OR R+37
- Winchester, OR R+21
- Old Town, OR R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Varnell, GA R+62
- Farrandville, MI R+31
- Locust Fork, AL R+84
- Coaldale, PA R+36
- Dansville, MI R+36
- Eudora, AR D+35
- Windy Hills, KY D+21
- Alba, TX R+78
- Crocker, MO R+68
- Geistown, PA R+30
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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.