Wimer leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Wimer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wimer, ~28% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wimer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wimer leans more Republican than 15 of 24 neighbors.
Wimer runs about 47 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Wimer is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wimer. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Wimer 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 Wimer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wimer votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Wimer runs about 47 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Wimer are family households, above 85% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wimer, OR sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wimer looks the way it does
Turnout in Wimer 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
- Rogue River, OR R+31
- Gold Hill, OR R+32
- Sams Valley, OR R+40
- Grants Pass, OR R+24
- Hugo, OR R+33
- Wolf Creek, OR R+33
- Merlin, OR R+38
- Quines Creek, OR R+39
- Glendale Junction, OR R+38
- Central Point, OR R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Linden, AL R+7
- Shorewood Hills, WI D+86
- Greenup, IL R+55
- Woodward, IA R+32
- Lanai City, HI D+26
- Glendale, OH D+16
- Oakwood Hills, IL R+10
- Eldorado, TX R+43
- Golden Meadow, LA R+70
- Pinehurst, ID R+45
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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.