Saunders Lake, OR Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Saunders Lake

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Saunders Lake leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Saunders Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saunders Lake, ~35% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Saunders Lake compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Saunders Lake leans more Republican than 5 of 19 neighbors.

Saunders Lake runs about 22 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Saunders Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Saunders Lake. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 36 points.

Why Saunders Lake 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 Saunders Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Saunders Lake votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Saunders Lake runs about 22 points more Republican.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Saunders Lake, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Saunders Lake looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Saunders Lake 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 65%, above 68% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Saunders Lake own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.