Bridgeport is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Bridgeport typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgeport, ~24% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridgeport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bridgeport is the least Republican-leaning.
Bridgeport runs about 23 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Bridgeport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bridgeport. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bridgeport votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Bridgeport runs about 23 points more Republican.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Bridgeport, WA does.
Why turnout in Bridgeport looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bridgeport is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 18 points below the Washington average of 65%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Bridgeport rent, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 56% of adults in Bridgeport have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brewster, WA R+14
- Monse, WA R+25
- Rocky Butte, WA R+32
- Pateros, WA R+27
- Mansfield, WA R+46
- Withrow, WA R+50
- Chelan Falls, WA R+21
- Malott, WA R+33
- Lakeside, WA R+27
- Methow, WA R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hyde Park, VT R+12
- Little River, TX R+57
- Arcadia, IN R+42
- Unionville, MO R+66
- Pemberville, OH R+36
- Richfield, NC R+64
- Winchester, NH R+24
- Hemphill, TX R+59
- Monmouth, ME R+21
- Lexington, IL R+40
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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.