Blanchard leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Blanchard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blanchard, ~38% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blanchard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blanchard leans more Republican than 33 of 52 neighbors.
Blanchard runs about 25 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Blanchard is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Blanchard. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Blanchard 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 Blanchard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Blanchard drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Blanchard are family households, above 88% of cities. Blanchard runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Blanchard, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Blanchard looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Blanchard is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Blanchard own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alger, WA R+23
- Bow, WA R+8
- Edison, WA R+3
- Wickersham, WA R+4
- Hoogdal, WA R+19
- Prairie, WA R+22
- Bay View, WA R+12
- Sudden Valley, WA D+43
- Sedro-Woolley, WA R+13
- Burlington, WA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Revere, PA R+31
- Richwood, MN R+26
- Forum, AR R+61
- Riddleton, TN R+67
- Frisco, NC R+30
- New Woodstock, NY R+8
- Dennis, KS R+61
- Hamrick, NC R+41
- Cranberry, PA R+55
- Ellenton, GA R+72
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.