Neskowin leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Neskowin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Neskowin, ~44% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Neskowin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Neskowin leans more Democratic than 22 of 28 neighbors.
Neskowin runs about 7 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole.
Why Neskowin 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 Neskowin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 42% of adults in Neskowin hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Neskowin, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Neskowin looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Neskowin have completed high school, about 8 points above the Oregon average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meda, OR Even
- Three Rocks, OR D+10
- Pacific City, OR R+11
- Roads End, OR R+3
- Neotsu, OR D+29
- Otis, OR Even
- Hebo, OR R+14
- Cloverdale, OR R+13
- Lincoln City, OR D+17
- DeLake, OR D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crary Mills, NY D+2
- Pettibone, TX R+35
- Routon, TN R+69
- North Greenwich, NY R+16
- Winsteadville, NC R+57
- Elk City, ID R+56
- Corralitos, CA D+36
- Hardesty, OK R+64
- Keechi, TX R+45
- Brayton, IA R+51
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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.