Grant leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Grant typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grant, ~33% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grant compares
Grant sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Grant runs about 20 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Grant. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+27), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Grant 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 Grant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Grant have never been married, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Grant, Salem, 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 Grant looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Grant sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sandin Hills, San Bernardino, CA D+15
- South Hammond, Hammond, IN D+27
- Carmel, Charlotte, NC D+12
- Rosedale, Kansas City, KS D+38
- North Redmond, Redmond, WA D+42
- Vine City, Atlanta, GA D+78
- Victorian Village, Columbus, OH D+60
- Piety Corner, Waltham, MA D+37
- Bonneville, Orem, UT R+25
- Timberwood Park, San Antonio, TX R+26
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.