Appleton, WA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Appleton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Appleton leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Appleton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Appleton, ~25% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Appleton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Appleton leans more Republican than 14 of 22 neighbors.

Appleton runs about 43 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Appleton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Appleton. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 45 points.

Why Appleton 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 Appleton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Appleton live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Washington average of 41%. Appleton runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Appleton, WA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Appleton looks the way it does

Turnout in Appleton sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.