Tillamook leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Tillamook typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tillamook, ~32% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tillamook compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tillamook leans more Republican than 16 of 22 neighbors.
Tillamook runs about 32 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Tillamook is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tillamook. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Tillamook 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 Tillamook, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tillamook votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, above 83% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Tillamook runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Tillamook, OR sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Tillamook looks the way it does
Turnout in Tillamook 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
- Hathaway Mead, OR R+23
- Netarts, OR D+5
- Bay City, OR R+9
- Oceanside, OR D+16
- Sandlake, OR R+24
- Garibaldi, OR Even
- Woods, OR R+26
- Oretown, OR R+24
- Beaver, OR R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Slatington, PA R+29
- Trenton, FL R+66
- Honey Brook, PA R+21
- Fort Madison, IA R+22
- Hope, AR D+6
- Poteau, OK R+57
- Quartz Hill, CA R+16
- Milan, TN R+38
- Gulf Gate Estates, FL R+12
- Myrtle Grove, NC R+16
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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.