Ceres leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Ceres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ceres, ~21% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ceres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ceres leans more Republican than 33 of 38 neighbors.
Ceres runs about 61 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Ceres is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ceres 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 Ceres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ceres votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Ceres runs about 61 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ceres sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Ceres are family households, above 75% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Ceres, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ceres looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Ceres have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Adna, WA R+44
- Claquato, WA R+27
- Pe Ell, WA R+45
- Doty, WA R+42
- Chehalis, WA R+27
- Curtis, WA R+41
- Galvin, WA R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ivel, KY R+66
- Penn Lake Park, PA R+39
- South Sutton, MA R+20
- Cass, TX R+70
- Rehoboth, VA R+42
- Harpersfield, OH R+41
- Neals Corner, OH R+64
- Luther, IN R+66
- Silica, MN R+27
- Outlet, PA R+31
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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.