Moro is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Moro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moro, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moro leans more Republican than 12 of 13 neighbors.
Moro runs about 76 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Moro is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Moro 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 Moro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Moro votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Moro runs about 76 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Moro sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 94% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Moro, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Moro looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 36% of households in Moro rent, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wasco, OR R+56
- Grass Valley, OR R+63
- Rufus, OR R+56
- Wishram, WA R+39
- Maryhill, WA R+39
- Kent, OR R+54
- Dufur, OR R+45
- Centerville, WA R+38
- Mikkalo, OR R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Low Moor, VA R+57
- Rincon, NM R+3
- Ringgold, MD R+47
- DeWeese, MS R+68
- Buffalo Ridge, SD R+51
- Brushy, OK R+56
- Dixon Springs, TN R+68
- South Hampton, NH Even
- Northview, MO R+67
- Maitland, MO R+66
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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.