Mayger leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Mayger typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayger, ~27% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mayger compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mayger leans more Republican than 29 of 44 neighbors.
Mayger runs about 46 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Mayger is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mayger 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 Mayger, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Mayger drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Mayger are family households, in the top fraction of cities. Mayger runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Multifamily housing and voter turnout
Places with a low multifamily-housing share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Mayger, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Apartment housing does not change how people vote; it reflects urban density and renting.
Why turnout in Mayger looks the way it does
Turnout in Mayger 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
- Locoda, OR R+33
- Inglis, OR R+27
- West Rainier, OR R+24
- Longview, WA R+9
- Rainier, OR R+25
- Clatskanie, OR R+31
- Marshland, OR R+33
- Kelso, WA R+18
- Eufaula Heights, WA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oak Grove, GA R+59
- Shaver Lake, CA R+22
- Wilkinson, WV R+58
- Bryce Canyon City, UT R+69
- Pratt, KY R+59
- Saunders, WV R+71
- Plant, AR R+60
- Table Rock, PA R+49
- New Bremen, NY R+48
- Oakville, MI R+35
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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.