Walterville leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Walterville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walterville, ~39% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walterville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walterville leans more Republican than 8 of 26 neighbors.
Walterville runs about 24 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Walterville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Walterville 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 Walterville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Walterville are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Walterville runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Walterville, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Walterville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Walterville 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Walterville own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Walterville have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vida, OR R+6
- Marcola, OR R+20
- Fall Creek, OR R+27
- Lowell, OR R+22
- Pleasant Hill, OR R+15
- Springfield, OR D+8
- Dexter, OR R+25
- Trent, OR R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetella, GA R+57
- Burlington, WV R+71
- Velma, OK R+72
- Tilden, NE R+72
- Belfast, TN R+68
- Roseville, IL R+41
- Waterford, ME R+18
- Alma, NE R+68
- Charlack, MO D+49
- St. Meinrad, IN R+41
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.