Mount Hood Village leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Mount Hood Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Hood Village, ~40% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Hood Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Hood Village leans more Democratic than 28 of 34 neighbors.
Mount Hood Village runs about 9 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole.
Why Mount Hood Village 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 Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in Mount Hood Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Mount Hood Village have never been married, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mount Hood Village, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Hood Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Hood Village is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Mount Hood Village have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Welches, OR Even
- Rhododendron, OR D+4
- Brightwood, OR R+7
- Zigzag, OR Even
- Cherryville, OR R+24
- Marmot, OR Even
- Government Camp, OR D+7
- George, OR R+30
- Sandy, OR R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yoder, CO R+64
- Walton, NE R+42
- Nye, WI R+37
- Baldwin Place, NY R+6
- Avery, TX R+70
- Pinetown, NC R+57
- Readfield, WI R+44
- Shelter Island Heights, NY D+31
- Colver, PA R+48
- Section Thirty, MN D+11
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.