Miles Crossing, OR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Miles Crossing

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Miles Crossing leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Miles Crossing typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Miles Crossing, ~23% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Miles Crossing compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Miles Crossing leans more Republican than 35 of 36 neighbors.

Miles Crossing runs about 45 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Miles Crossing is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Miles Crossing 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 Miles Crossing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Miles Crossing drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Miles Crossing runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Miles Crossing, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Miles Crossing looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Miles Crossing have completed high school, about 7 points above the Oregon average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.