Silver Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Silver Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Lake, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Lake is the least Republican-leaning.
Silver Lake runs about 80 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Silver Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Silver 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 Silver Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Silver Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Oregon average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Silver Lake sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities). Silver Lake runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Silver Lake, OR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Silver Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Silver Lake 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
- Christmas Valley, OR R+66
- Fort Rock, OR R+67
- Summer Lake, OR R+70
- Paisley, OR R+71
- Gilchrist, OR R+48
- Hampton, OR R+39
- Brothers, OR R+43
- La Pine, OR R+30
- Crescent, OR R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cynthiana, IN R+51
- Whiteman Air Force Base, MO R+51
- Guysie, GA R+78
- Davenport, CA D+52
- Shady Grove, TX R+72
- Darling, MN R+52
- Goshen, NH R+28
- Ottokee, OH R+55
- Cedar Rock, NC R+58
- Pettysville, MI R+24
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.