Laurel Grove leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Laurel Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laurel Grove, ~31% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laurel Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laurel Grove leans more Republican than 6 of 25 neighbors.
Laurel Grove runs about 24 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Laurel Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Laurel Grove 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 Laurel Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Laurel Grove votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Laurel Grove runs about 24 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Laurel Grove, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Laurel Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Laurel Grove 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 60%, below 57% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Laurel Grove have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dew Valley, OR R+9
- Twomile, OR R+9
- Langlois, OR R+7
- Bandon, OR D+3
- Winterville, OR R+17
- Prosper, OR R+11
- Sixes, OR R+6
- Riverton, OR R+30
- Broadbent, OR R+31
- Randolph, OR R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alzada, MT R+80
- Chestnutridge, MO R+59
- Keller, IN R+43
- Keota, CO R+73
- Drummond, ID R+67
- Wynnburg, TN R+72
- Duncanville, VA R+73
- Pogue, PA R+74
- Calder, ID R+41
- Holland, IL R+67
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.