Whiskey Hill leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Whiskey Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whiskey Hill, ~33% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whiskey Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whiskey Hill leans more Republican than 55 of 91 neighbors.
Whiskey Hill runs about 39 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Whiskey Hill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Whiskey Hill 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 Whiskey Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Whiskey Hill drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Whiskey Hill 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; Whiskey Hill, 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 Whiskey Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Whiskey Hill 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
- Aurora, OR R+20
- Hubbard, OR R+22
- Barlow, OR D+15
- Fargo, OR R+20
- Canby, OR Even
- Donald, OR R+31
- Hamricks Corner, OR R+36
- Butteville, OR R+35
- Woodburn, OR D+7
- Oaklawn, OR R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alvadore, OR R+20
- Esmond, ND R+43
- Angola on the Lake, NY R+20
- Jugtown, MD R+37
- Patoutville, LA R+32
- Washoe, MT R+19
- Gray Mountain, AZ D+36
- Cato, MO R+68
- Polk, TN R+71
- Woodland, WI R+45
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.