Mehama leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Mehama typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mehama, ~26% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mehama compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mehama leans more Republican than 24 of 44 neighbors.
Mehama runs about 51 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Mehama is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mehama. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Mehama 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 Mehama, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mehama votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Mehama runs about 51 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Mehama are family households, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mehama, OR sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mehama looks the way it does
Turnout in Mehama 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
- Lyons, OR R+31
- Mill City, OR R+32
- Stayton, OR R+13
- Sublimity, OR R+31
- North Santiam, OR R+45
- Gates, OR R+38
- Scio, OR R+43
- Aumsville, OR R+35
- Shelburn, OR R+40
- Scotts Mills, OR R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Strong City, KS R+56
- Given, WV R+63
- Naylor, AR R+69
- Long Barn, CA Even
- New Castle, TN R+40
- Bethany, MN R+39
- Schellville, CA D+33
- Barton Hills, MI D+39
- Tacy, WV R+64
- Kinard, FL R+76
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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.