Brookings leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Brookings typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brookings, ~39% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brookings compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brookings leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Brookings runs about 27 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Brookings is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brookings. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Brookings 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 Brookings, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brookings votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, modestly above the Oregon average of 31%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Brookings runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Brookings, OR sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Brookings looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Brookings 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
- Harbor, OR R+9
- Carpenterville, OR R+37
- Smith River, CA R+12
- Fort Dick, CA R+23
- Pistol River, OR R+15
- Crescent City, CA R+15
- Hunter Creek, OR R+9
- Gasquet, CA R+9
- Gold Beach, OR R+12
- Nesika Beach, OR R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Schuylkill Haven, PA R+39
- Cochran, GA R+38
- Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO D+79
- Lake City, SC D+32
- North Haledon, NJ R+20
- Crestwood, IL D+5
- Victoria, MN R+5
- Shady Hills, FL R+48
- Munhall, PA D+17
- Cynthiana, KY 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.