Hampton leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Hampton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hampton, ~11% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hampton compares
Hampton runs about 54 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Hampton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hampton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Hampton 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 Hampton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hampton votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Hampton runs about 54 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hampton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 97% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hampton, 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 Hampton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hampton 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brothers, OR R+43
- Post, OR R+55
- Riley, OR R+50
- Christmas Valley, OR R+66
- Suplee, OR R+52
- Fort Rock, OR R+67
- Silver Lake, OR R+65
- Prineville, OR R+43
- Hines, OR R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sedan, NE R+63
- Sharpe, KS R+67
- La Panza, CA R+43
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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.