Marmot is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Marmot typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marmot, ~32% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marmot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marmot sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 29 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 20 leaning the other way.
Marmot runs about 14 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole.
Why Marmot leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Marmot. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Marmot, OR does.
Why turnout in Marmot looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Marmot 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Marmot own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Marmot have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cherryville, OR R+24
- Sandy, OR R+14
- Brightwood, OR R+7
- Cottrell, OR R+21
- Kelso, OR R+24
- Mount Hood Village, OR D+5
- Corbett, OR R+3
- Welches, OR Even
- George, OR R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brookville, NJ R+27
- Lake View Pines, NM R+9
- Loma Alta, TX R+73
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.