Locoda leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Locoda typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Locoda, ~26% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Locoda compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Locoda leans more Republican than 28 of 41 neighbors.
Locoda runs about 47 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Locoda is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Locoda 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 Locoda, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in Locoda drive to work alone, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Locoda are family households, above 98% of cities. Locoda runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Locoda, OR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Locoda looks the way it does
Turnout in Locoda sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mayger, OR R+32
- Inglis, OR R+27
- Clatskanie, OR R+31
- Marshland, OR R+33
- Longview, WA R+9
- West Rainier, OR R+24
- Eufaula Heights, WA R+27
- Woodson, OR R+33
- Rainier, OR R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grayling, AK D+15
- Headrick, OK R+72
- Woodgate, NY R+35
- Stille, LA R+83
- Steelton, WV R+53
- Formosa, AR R+66
- North Salem, OH R+64
- Wolseth, ND R+68
- Duckwater, NV R+69
- Nubieber, CA R+44
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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.