Shedd is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Shedd typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shedd, ~18% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shedd compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shedd leans more Republican than 47 of 50 neighbors.
Shedd runs about 65 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Shedd is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Shedd 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 Shedd, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shedd votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Shedd runs about 65 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Shedd drive to work alone, above 89% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Shedd are family households, above 82% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Shedd, OR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Shedd looks the way it does
Turnout in Shedd 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
- Halsey, OR R+56
- Oakville, OR R+36
- Peoria, OR R+30
- Plainview, OR R+45
- Tangent, OR R+33
- Brownsville, OR R+37
- Miller, OR R+54
- Orleans, OR R+13
- Sodaville, OR R+41
- Union Point, OR R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Effie, LA R+83
- Deal Island, MD R+53
- Trent, TX R+74
- Old Mill Creek, IL D+6
- Fork Union, VA R+12
- Calhoun, MO R+67
- Mount Auburn, IN R+60
- Silver City, OK R+68
- Rockport, WV R+62
- Maxwell, NE R+75
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.