Burley leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Burley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burley, ~39% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burley leans more Republican than 72 of 79 neighbors.
Burley runs about 27 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Burley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Burley 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 Burley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Burley votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Burley are family households, above 82% of cities. Burley runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Burley, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Burley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Burley 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Burley own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Olalla, WA R+5
- Gig Harbor, WA D+10
- Port Orchard, WA D+3
- Artondale, WA D+8
- Vaughn, WA R+8
- Vashon, WA D+51
- Key Center, WA R+3
- Allyn, WA R+6
- Ruston, WA D+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young America, MN R+43
- Offerman, GA R+68
- Saxman, AK R+11
- Ridgeville Corners, OH R+59
- Faith, NC R+50
- Hospers, IA R+71
- Bertrand, MO R+55
- Cosmos, MN R+56
- Rockledge, PA Even
- Silver Cliff, CO R+38
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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.