Valley Falls is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Valley Falls typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley Falls, ~8% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valley Falls leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Valley Falls runs about 86 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Valley Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Valley Falls 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 Valley Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Valley Falls votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Valley Falls runs about 86 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Valley Falls sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 97% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Valley Falls, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Valley Falls looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 32% of households in Valley Falls rent, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Idaho, OR R+73
- Lakeview, OR R+54
- Paisley, OR R+71
- West Side, OR R+70
- Adel, OR R+71
- New Pine Creek, OR R+65
- New Pine Creek, CA R+57
- Bly, OR R+60
- Fort Bidwell, CA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almartha, MO R+71
- New Almelo, KS R+78
- Sandberg, CA R+28
- Guthrie, IL R+57
- Rose Bay, NC R+41
- Urey, PA R+68
- Brownsville, MD R+38
- Brookland, PA R+64
- Burns, CO D+5
- Fort Adams, MS D+23
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.