Sunnycrest leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Sunnycrest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunnycrest, ~40% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunnycrest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunnycrest leans more Republican than 44 of 85 neighbors.
Sunnycrest runs about 31 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Sunnycrest is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sunnycrest. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+19) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Sunnycrest 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 Sunnycrest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sunnycrest votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Sunnycrest runs about 31 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Sunnycrest are family households, above 80% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sunnycrest, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sunnycrest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sunnycrest 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Sunnycrest have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dundee, OR R+12
- Newberg, OR D+6
- Lafayette, OR R+10
- Springbrook, OR R+5
- Laurel, OR R+9
- Carlton, OR R+28
- Yamhill, OR R+30
- Dayton, OR R+25
- St. Joseph, OR R+14
- Wapato, OR R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highsmiths, NC R+32
- Powder Springs, TN R+74
- Cuba, OH R+63
- Floyd, NM R+75
- Cheriton, VA Even
- Perkins, GA R+32
- Racine, MO R+62
- Damiansville, IL R+55
- DeKalb, MO R+61
- Dendron, VA R+10
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.