Dixie is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Dixie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixie, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dixie leans more Republican than 7 of 12 neighbors.
Dixie runs about 69 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Dixie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dixie 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 Dixie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dixie votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Dixie runs about 69 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Dixie sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Dixie are family households, above 86% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Dixie, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Dixie looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dixie 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Dixie have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tollgate, OR R+48
- Walla Walla East, WA R+23
- Waitsburg, WA R+51
- Walla Walla, WA D+2
- Huntsville, WA R+53
- College Place, WA R+3
- Dayton, WA R+50
- Milton-Freewater, OR R+32
- Umapine, OR R+57
- Prescott, WA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allerton, IA R+62
- Cascilla, MS R+52
- Frenchville, PA R+63
- Glade, OH R+62
- St. Clair, VA R+50
- Mullan, ID R+46
- Eastern, KY R+60
- Ammon, VA R+30
- Mc Leod, TX R+82
- Turtle River, MN R+18
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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.