Woodson leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Woodson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodson, ~25% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodson leans more Republican than 36 of 40 neighbors.
Woodson runs about 47 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Woodson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Woodson 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 Woodson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Woodson drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Woodson are family households, above 97% of cities. Woodson runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Woodson, OR sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodson looks the way it does
Turnout in Woodson 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
- Westport, OR R+29
- Marshland, OR R+33
- Cathlamet, WA R+15
- Clatskanie, OR R+31
- DeLena, OR R+34
- Inglis, OR R+27
- Brownsmead, OR R+30
- Locoda, OR R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woolum, AR R+63
- Tignor, VA 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.