Jimtown leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Jimtown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jimtown, ~17% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jimtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jimtown leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Jimtown runs about 64 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Jimtown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jimtown. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Jimtown 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 Jimtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Jimtown votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Jimtown runs about 64 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jimtown sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 75% of cities).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jimtown, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jimtown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Jimtown 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Halfway, OR R+46
- Pine, OR R+44
- Richland, OR R+56
- Oxbow, OR R+39
- Homestead, OR R+41
- Keating, OR R+44
- Cornucopia, OR R+16
- Weatherby, OR R+57
- Medical Springs, OR R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Daysville, TN R+69
- Delville, KY R+55
- Frederick, IL R+51
- Interior, SD R+65
- Longrie, MI R+45
- Long Key, FL R+32
- Lowery, AL R+90
- Neff, OK R+69
- Willsboro Point, NY R+13
- Forest Hill, MS D+36
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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.