Rock Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Rock Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock Creek, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock Creek leans more Republican than 3 of 11 neighbors.
Rock Creek runs about 65 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Rock Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Rock Creek live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Oregon average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Rock Creek are family households, above 78% of cities. Rock Creek runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Rock Creek, OR does.
Why turnout in Rock Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Rock Creek sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Haines, OR R+51
- Wingville, OR R+46
- North Powder, OR R+60
- Baker City, OR R+36
- Sumpter, OR R+61
- Medical Springs, OR R+61
- Union, OR R+52
- Keating, OR R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgeville, PA R+68
- Alleene, AR R+75
- Wyoming, NE R+54
- Cibola, AZ R+47
- North Lubec, ME R+17
- Windfall, PA R+64
- Fern, MI R+38
- Cedar Crest, OK R+57
- Sutherland, KY R+58
- Sobol, OK R+80
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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.