Slabtown is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Slabtown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Slabtown, ~60% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Slabtown compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Slabtown leans more Democratic than 25 of 41 neighbors.
Slabtown runs about 64 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Slabtown. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+69), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Slabtown 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 Slabtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Slabtown hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Slabtown have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Slabtown, Portland, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Slabtown looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Slabtown have completed high school, about 7 points above the Oregon average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Northwest, Portland, OR D+77
- Pearl District, Portland, OR D+63
- Old Town-Chinatown, Portland, OR D+54
- University District, Portland, OR D+62
- Eliot, Portland, OR D+79
- Overlook, Portland, OR D+83
- Boise, Portland, OR D+81
- Southwest Hills, Portland, OR D+72
- Irvington, Portland, OR D+85
- King, Portland, OR D+82
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD D+75
- Atchison Woods, Richmond, CA D+55
- Southpointe, Fargo, ND D+5
- Brooklyn, Portland, OR D+81
- Silver Valley Addition, Sioux Falls, SD R+12
- Forrest Hills, Augusta, GA D+29
- The Canal on Preston, Plano, TX D+8
- Westies, Wausau, WI D+11
- Springetts Manor-Yorklyn, York, PA D+6
- Stoneybrook, Alafaya, FL Even
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.