Mount Hood-Parkdale leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Mount Hood-Parkdale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Hood-Parkdale, ~34% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Hood-Parkdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Hood-Parkdale leans more Democratic than 24 of 29 neighbors.
Mount Hood-Parkdale runs about 4 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Hood-Parkdale. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+36), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Mount Hood-Parkdale 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 Mount Hood-Parkdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 34% of adults in Mount Hood-Parkdale hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Mount Hood-Parkdale have never been married, above 86% of cities.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Mount Hood-Parkdale, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mount Hood-Parkdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Hood-Parkdale 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
- Parkdale, OR D+9
- Dee, OR D+3
- Hood River, OR D+29
- Mosier, OR R+4
- Pine Grove, OR R+18
- Underwood, WA D+7
- Bingen, WA D+18
- White Salmon, WA D+28
- Chenoweth, OR R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paxinos, PA R+48
- Menlo, GA R+70
- Prairie Grove, IL R+10
- Melfa, VA R+15
- Troy, NH R+12
- Silverlake, WA R+36
- Gila Bend, AZ R+6
- Shady Spring, WV R+59
- Wellington, NV R+47
- Horton, KS R+35
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.