Lakeside leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Lakeside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeside, ~31% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakeside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lakeside leans more Republican than 12 of 21 neighbors.
Lakeside runs about 38 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Lakeside is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lakeside. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+33), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Lakeside 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 Lakeside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lakeside votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly below the Oregon average of 31%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lakeside sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities). Lakeside runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lakeside, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lakeside looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lakeside 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 62%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Lakeside have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Saunders Lake, OR R+7
- Hauser, OR R+4
- Winchester Bay, OR R+28
- Shorewood, OR R+20
- Reedsport, OR R+24
- Glasgow, OR D+11
- Gardiner, OR R+33
- North Bend, OR R+5
- Dellwood, OR R+31
- Coos Bay, OR R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cleveland, WI R+39
- Sheffield, MA D+22
- Westcliffe, CO R+32
- Oyster Bay Cove, NY R+19
- Benwood, WV R+39
- Harrisville, PA R+50
- Ubly, MI R+49
- Haddock, GA R+51
- Hastings, PA R+52
- Manchester, NY R+20
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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.