Curlew leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Curlew typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Curlew, ~18% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Curlew compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Curlew leans more Republican than 1 of 6 neighbors.
Curlew runs about 57 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Curlew is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Curlew 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 Curlew, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Curlew live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Washington average of 41%. Curlew 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; Curlew, 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 Curlew looks the way it does
Turnout in Curlew 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
- Danville, WA R+38
- Malo, WA R+47
- Wauconda, WA R+45
- Republic, WA R+46
- Orient, WA R+41
- Laurier, WA R+40
- Boyds, WA R+41
- Molson, WA R+42
- Havillah, WA R+45
- Marcus, WA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Bath, ME D+5
- Melrose, IA R+51
- Jefferson Valley, NY D+6
- Palmdale, FL R+65
- St. Johns Park, FL R+49
- Bradford, MN R+40
- Carytown, MO R+71
- Marquette, WI R+44
- Mystic, IA R+51
- Fir Villa, OR R+23
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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.