98572 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 98572 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 98572, ~19% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 98572 compares
98572 runs about 63 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while 98572 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 98572 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 98572, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 98572 hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Washington average of 34%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 98572 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 83% of zip codes). 98572 runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 98572, WA does.
Why turnout in 98572 looks the way it does
Turnout in 98572 sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington Secretary of State, Elections, 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.