Hidden Springs leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Hidden Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hidden Springs, ~71% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~-1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hidden Springs compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hidden Springs leans more Democratic than 9 of 12 neighbors.
Hidden Springs runs about 25 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Why Hidden Springs 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 Hidden Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Hidden Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hidden Springs, West Linn, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hidden Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hidden Springs 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 78%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in Hidden Springs own their home, compared to around 71% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Hidden Springs have completed high school, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Jennings Lodge, Portland, OR D+22
- Willamette-West Linn, West Linn, OR D+31
- Stafford-Tualatin Valley, West Linn, OR D+21
- Palisades, Lake Oswego, OR D+39
- McLoughlin, Oregon City, OR D+33
- Barclay Hills, Oregon City, OR D+22
- North Clackamas, Oatfield, OR D+13
- Lake Road, Milwaukie, OR D+40
- Hillendale, Oregon City, OR Even
- Linwood, Milwaukie, OR D+25
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Chatham-Arch, Indianapolis, IN D+57
- Park Estates, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Nicholtown, Greenville, SC D+64
- Williamsburg, Arlington, VA D+53
- Sagepointe, Bakersfield, CA D+8
- Westchester Estates, Indianapolis, IN D+55
- Lake Floresta Park, Boca Raton, FL R+7
- Olympia, Wellington, FL Even
- Three Points, Columbia, SC D+59
- Maxwell, Tulsa, OK D+7
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.