Ashford leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Ashford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ashford, ~23% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ashford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ashford leans more Republican than 8 of 19 neighbors.
Ashford runs about 49 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Ashford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ashford. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Ashford 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 Ashford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ashford votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Ashford runs about 49 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ashford sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ashford, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ashford looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Ashford have completed high school, about 7 points above the Washington average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- National, WA R+29
- Mineral, WA R+35
- Elbe, WA R+34
- Kosmos, WA R+26
- Ohop, WA R+38
- Glenoma, WA R+40
- Randle, WA R+30
- Eatonville, WA R+35
- Packwood, WA R+31
- Morton, WA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mannsville, KY R+69
- Petersburgh, OH R+59
- Damascus, OH R+56
- Elk City, KS R+71
- Panama, IL R+51
- Cashmere, WV R+69
- Kyles Ford, TN R+76
- Crawfordsville, OR R+46
- Westernville, NY R+48
- Centre, PA R+58
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.