Clear Lake leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Clear Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clear Lake, ~33% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clear Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clear Lake leans more Republican than 32 of 50 neighbors.
Clear Lake runs about 35 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Clear Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clear Lake. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clear Lake votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Clear Lake runs about 35 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Clear Lake, WA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Clear Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Clear Lake 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
- Sterling, WA R+10
- Burlington, WA Even
- Mount Vernon, WA D+10
- Sedro-Woolley, WA R+13
- Hoogdal, WA R+19
- Big Lake, WA D+3
- Conway, WA R+5
- Prairie, WA R+22
- Lyman, WA R+30
- Lake McMurray, WA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monroe North, WA R+8
- Brooks, WI R+23
- Roachdale, IN R+58
- Fayette, IA R+29
- Princeton, MO R+69
- Hinton, IA R+51
- Kuhn Station, IL R+34
- Union Hall, VA R+31
- Grand Coteau, LA Even
- Taylor Highlands, PA D+12
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.