Mount Scott is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Mount Scott typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Scott, ~67% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Scott compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Scott leans more Democratic than 22 of 38 neighbors.
Mount Scott runs about 56 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Why Mount Scott leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Mount Scott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mount Scott live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Mount Scott sits in the top quarter (about 55%, above 76% of neighborhoods).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mount Scott, Portland, OR sits in the top tenth 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 Scott looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Scott 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 Neighborhoods
- Foster-Powell, Portland, OR D+63
- Brentwood-Darlington, Portland, OR D+37
- Woodstock, Portland, OR D+78
- Errol Heights, Portland, OR D+43
- Lents, Portland, OR D+33
- South Tabor, Portland, OR D+71
- Creston-Kenilworth, Portland, OR D+82
- Eastmoreland, Portland, OR D+77
- Reed, Portland, OR D+74
- Lewelling, Milwaukie, OR D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez, CA D+32
- Pocono Country Place, Tobyhanna, PA D+41
- Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA D+84
- Clarkdale, Chicago, IL D+48
- South Overton, Lubbock, TX D+33
- Northside, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- Downtown Ontario, Ontario, CA D+24
- Athmar Park, Denver, CO D+46
- Haywood Park, San Mateo, CA D+52
- South Area, Wichita, KS R+19
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.