Colbert leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Colbert typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colbert, ~34% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colbert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Colbert leans more Republican than 15 of 46 neighbors.
Colbert runs about 49 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Colbert is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Colbert. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Colbert 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 Colbert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Colbert votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Colbert runs about 49 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Colbert runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Colbert are family households, above 98% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Colbert, WA does.
Why turnout in Colbert looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Colbert 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 95% of households in Colbert own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Colbert have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Green Bluff, WA R+36
- Denison, WA R+41
- Country Homes, WA D+5
- Chattaroy, WA R+40
- Deer Park, WA R+38
- Peone, WA R+34
- Spokane, WA R+6
- Nine Mile Falls, WA R+38
- Milan, WA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Willard, MO R+52
- Incline Village, NV D+12
- Riverside, IL D+39
- Myrtle Creek, OR R+33
- Lakeville, MA R+9
- Kennedale, TX R+16
- Getzville, NY D+12
- Berlin, NH R+19
- Minnehaha, WA D+17
- Buchanan, MI R+22
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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.