Beaver leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Beaver typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beaver, ~20% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beaver compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beaver is the most Republican-leaning.
Beaver runs about 53 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Beaver is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Beaver 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 Beaver, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Beaver hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points below the Washington average of 34%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Beaver is about 97%, well above similar-sized cities (around 67%). Beaver runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Beaver, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Beaver looks the way it does
Turnout in Beaver 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.
Nearby Cities
- Sappho, WA R+20
- Forks, WA Even
- Clallam Bay, WA R+15
- Sekiu, WA R+2
- La Push, WA D+16
- Carlsborg, WA Even
- Neah Bay, WA D+40
- Mount Pleasant, WA D+4
- Amanda Park, WA D+21
- Queets, WA D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wounded Knee, SD D+57
- Lees Lick, KY R+57
- Orchid, FL R+28
- Piru, CA D+14
- Pirtle, TX R+38
- Luebbering, MO R+63
- Hagans, WV R+50
- Huntly, VA R+23
- Polksville, KY R+63
- Orum, SC R+18
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.