Peel leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Peel typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peel, ~16% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peel leans more Republican than 11 of 23 neighbors.
Peel runs about 49 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Peel is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Peel. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Peel 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 Peel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Peel votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Peel runs about 49 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Peel sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Peel, OR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Peel looks the way it does
Turnout in Peel 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 Cities
- Glide, OR R+30
- Idleyld Park, OR R+29
- Dixonville, OR R+49
- Nonpareil, OR R+36
- Roseburg North, OR R+19
- Glengary, OR R+52
- Days Creek, OR R+40
- Roseburg, OR R+20
- Winchester, OR R+21
- Wilbur, OR R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deering, ND R+72
- Marshville, WV R+60
- Thornfield, MO R+67
- Hardy, NE R+65
- Locust Grove, OH R+50
- Burnside, PA R+70
- Hilda, MO R+70
- Woodworth, MT R+35
- Todds Crossroads, NC R+25
- Waiohinu, HI D+12
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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.