Alger leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Alger typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alger, ~30% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alger compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alger leans more Republican than 41 of 49 neighbors.
Alger runs about 41 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Alger is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Alger. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Alger 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 Alger, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Alger votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Alger runs about 41 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Alger are family households, above 79% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Alger, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Alger looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Alger own their home, about 23 points above the Washington average of 73%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Alger have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blanchard, WA R+7
- Wickersham, WA R+4
- Hoogdal, WA R+19
- Prairie, WA R+22
- Bow, WA R+8
- Edison, WA R+3
- Saxon, WA Even
- Sudden Valley, WA D+43
- Sedro-Woolley, WA R+13
- Acme, WA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zama, MS R+53
- O'reilly, MS D+18
- Yankee Lake, OH R+41
- Little Hope, TX R+73
- Palermo, ND R+77
- Fruitland, TN R+53
- Sheldon, MN R+32
- Anniston, MO R+69
- Appleton, WA R+25
- Dry Creek, WV R+76
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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.