98852 leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 40% of adults in 98852 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 98852, ~14% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 98852 compares
98852 runs about 47 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while 98852 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 98852 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 98852, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
98852 votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while 98852 runs about 47 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 98852 sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in 98852 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 98852, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 98852 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 98852 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.