Roseway is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Roseway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roseway, ~75% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roseway compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Roseway leans more Democratic than 19 of 39 neighbors.
Roseway runs about 61 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Roseway. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+65), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Roseway 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 Roseway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Roseway hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Roseway, Portland, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Roseway looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Roseway 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cully, Portland, OR D+63
- Madison South, Portland, OR D+65
- Center, Portland, OR D+80
- Alameda, Portland, OR D+82
- Montavilla, Portland, OR D+65
- Mount Tabor, Portland, OR D+85
- Concordia, Portland, OR D+79
- Irvington, Portland, OR D+85
- Kerns, Portland, OR D+80
- Parkrose, Portland, OR D+35
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ravenswood Manor, Chicago, IL D+63
- Haddington-Carroll Park, Philadelphia, PA D+88
- Sixteen Acres, Springfield, MA D+20
- Charles Village, Baltimore, MD D+79
- Southeast Boulder, Boulder, CO D+69
- Northwest Dallas, Dallas, TX D+11
- The Plaza, Long Beach, CA D+18
- Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
- Villages of Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL D+31
- Fox Chase-Burholme, Philadelphia, PA D+7
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.