Neighbors Southwest leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Neighbors Southwest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Neighbors Southwest, ~55% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Neighbors Southwest compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Neighbors Southwest leans more Democratic than 10 of 15 neighbors.
Neighbors Southwest runs about 28 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Neighbors Southwest. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+49) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+33), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Neighbors Southwest 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 Neighbors Southwest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Neighbors Southwest hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 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; Neighbors Southwest, Beaverton, OR sits in the top quarter 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 Neighbors Southwest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Neighbors Southwest 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Neighbors Southwest have completed high school, above 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Beaverton, Beaverton, OR D+41
- Sexton Mountain, Beaverton, OR D+38
- Bull Mountain, Tigard, OR D+33
- Greenway, Beaverton, OR D+43
- Highlands, Beaverton, OR D+38
- Cooper Mountain Aloha South, Beaverton, OR D+28
- West Beaverton, Beaverton, OR D+39
- Vose, Beaverton, OR D+39
- Metzger, Tigard, OR D+39
- Denny Whitford, Beaverton, OR D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Eastwood, Syracuse, NY D+37
- Marina-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA D+63
- Cambridgeport, Cambridge, MA D+77
- Poplar Grove, Salt Lake City, UT D+34
- Garfield Manor, Chicago, IL D+38
- Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS D+8
- Pleasant Grove West, Chesapeake, VA R+31
- Magruder, Hampton, VA D+47
- State Fair-Nolan, Highland Park, MI D+66
- Churchill, Eugene, OR D+46
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.