Wedderburn leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Wedderburn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wedderburn, ~33% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wedderburn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wedderburn leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
Wedderburn runs about 31 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Wedderburn is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wedderburn. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+17) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Wedderburn 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 Wedderburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wedderburn live in densely developed areas, about 27 points below the Oregon average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Wedderburn are family households, above 89% of cities. Wedderburn 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; Wedderburn, OR sits above the national average 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 Wedderburn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wedderburn 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nesika Beach, OR R+17
- Gold Beach, OR R+12
- Port Orford, OR Even
- Ophir, OR Even
- Agness, OR R+10
- Hunter Creek, OR R+9
- Sixes, OR R+6
- Langlois, OR R+7
- Pistol River, OR R+15
- Powers, OR R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Awin, AL D+24
- Memphis, AL D+9
- Molson, WA R+42
- Clio, KY R+77
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.