99344 leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 48% of adults in 99344 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 99344, ~17% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 99344 compares
99344 runs about 48 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while 99344 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 99344. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 43 points.
Why 99344 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 99344, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
99344 votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while 99344 runs about 48 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 99344 sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 88% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in 99344 are family households, above 94% of zip codes.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 99344, WA does.
Why turnout in 99344 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 99344 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 17 points below the Washington average of 65%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 61% of adults in 99344 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of zip codes. 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.