Woods leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Woods typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woods, ~24% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woods compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woods leans more Republican than 24 of 27 neighbors.
Woods runs about 40 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Woods is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Woods 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 Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Woods hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Oregon average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Woods sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities). Woods runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Woods, OR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Woods looks the way it does
Turnout in Woods 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
- Oretown, OR R+24
- Beaver, OR R+28
- Sandlake, OR R+24
- Cloverdale, OR R+13
- Hebo, OR R+14
- Pacific City, OR R+11
- Netarts, OR D+5
- Tillamook, OR R+18
- Hathaway Mead, OR R+23
- Oceanside, OR D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maryneal, TX R+79
- Pueblo, KY R+75
- Morland, KS R+72
- Linden Grove, MN R+25
- Coats, KS R+73
- Shortsville, PA R+62
- Nashville, KS R+71
- South Komelik, AZ D+79
- Dwyer, WY R+73
- South Newport, GA R+15
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.