Minnow leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Minnow typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Minnow, ~28% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Minnow compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Minnow leans more Republican than 22 of 32 neighbors.
Minnow runs about 38 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Minnow is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Minnow. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Minnow 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 Minnow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Minnow live in densely developed areas, about 26 points below the Oregon average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Minnow are family households, above 93% of cities. Minnow runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Minnow, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Minnow looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Minnow own their home, about 19 points above the Oregon average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dexter, OR R+25
- Lowell, OR R+22
- Trent, OR R+17
- Fall Creek, OR R+27
- Thurston, OR R+23
- Saginaw, OR R+11
- Pleasant Hill, OR R+15
- Dorena, OR R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Townshend, VT D+17
- Macune, TX R+64
- Boston, IN R+54
- Kingsboro, GA R+39
- Diamond Ridge, AK R+12
- Klagetoh, AZ D+55
- Bradshaw, NE R+70
- Simon, WV R+81
- Mount Alto, WV R+62
- Cottage Grove, TN R+71
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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.