Algona leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Algona typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Algona, ~30% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Algona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Algona leans more Democratic than 52 of 98 neighbors.
Algona runs about 8 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Why Algona 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 Algona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Algona live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Algona have never been married, above 88% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Algona, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Algona looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Algona is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Algona have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pacific, WA D+14
- Lakeland South, WA D+8
- Auburn, WA D+18
- Milton, WA D+5
- Edgewood, WA Even
- Lakeland North, WA D+16
- Federal Way, WA D+31
- Lake Tapps, WA R+9
- Fife, WA D+14
- Sumner, WA D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ridgway, CO D+10
- Caledonia, IL R+15
- Parchman, MS R+17
- Goode, VA R+48
- Waynesburg, OH R+47
- Window Rock, AZ D+41
- Terra Alta, WV R+65
- Brightwaters, NY R+9
- Jamestown, MI R+37
- Thorsby, AL R+78
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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.