Tangent leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Tangent typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tangent, ~21% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tangent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tangent leans more Republican than 28 of 57 neighbors.
Tangent runs about 47 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Tangent is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tangent. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Tangent 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 Tangent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tangent votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Tangent runs about 47 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Tangent are family households, above 75% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tangent, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Tangent looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tangent 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orleans, OR R+13
- Oakville, OR R+36
- Albany, OR R+2
- Shedd, OR R+51
- Plainview, OR R+45
- Lewisburg, OR D+33
- Spicer, OR R+46
- Corvallis, OR D+54
- Millersburg, OR R+38
- Peoria, OR R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Martinsville, IL R+61
- Oxford, IA R+2
- Providence, TX R+63
- Yoncalla, OR R+41
- Maple Plain, MN R+5
- Laurel Hollow, NY R+15
- Tsaile, AZ D+62
- Beach Haven, NJ R+6
- Pomfret, MD D+19
- Lacoste, TX R+26
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.