Mount Tabor is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Mount Tabor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Tabor, ~78% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Tabor compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Tabor leans more Democratic than 45 of 46 neighbors.
Mount Tabor runs about 70 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mount Tabor. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+93) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+74), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Mount Tabor 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 Tabor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Mount Tabor hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Tabor, Portland, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mount Tabor looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Tabor 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Tabor, Portland, OR D+71
- Center, Portland, OR D+80
- Montavilla, Portland, OR D+65
- Richmond, Portland, OR D+87
- Foster-Powell, Portland, OR D+63
- Creston-Kenilworth, Portland, OR D+82
- Madison South, Portland, OR D+65
- Roseway, Portland, OR D+75
- Kerns, Portland, OR D+80
- Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, OR D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Balboa Park, San Diego, CA D+58
- Providence Plantation, Charlotte, NC Even
- Trumbull Village, Albuquerque, NM D+23
- Liberty Street Historic District, San Francisco, CA D+81
- Thunderbird Hills, San Antonio, TX D+23
- Hillside, Daly City, CA D+39
- Sans Pareil, Jacksonville, FL R+3
- Douglas Park, Arlington, VA D+53
- South Knoxville, Knoxville, TN D+19
- Shenandoah, Aurora, CO D+23
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.