East Stanwood leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 89% of adults in East Stanwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Stanwood, ~35% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Stanwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Stanwood leans more Republican than 47 of 56 neighbors.
East Stanwood runs about 41 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while East Stanwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why East Stanwood 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 East Stanwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in East Stanwood are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but East Stanwood runs against that pattern. East Stanwood runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Stanwood, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Stanwood looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in East Stanwood have completed high school, about 6 points above the Washington average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Northwest Stanwood, WA R+12
- Sunday Lake, WA R+20
- Norman, WA R+20
- Stanwood, WA R+16
- Lake McMurray, WA R+5
- Conway, WA R+5
- Bryant, WA R+24
- Warm Beach, WA R+22
- Rexville, WA D+9
- Big Lake, WA D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zander, WI R+45
- Rowena, GA Even
- Garden City, LA Even
- Leeds Junction, ME R+38
- Janey, VA R+69
- Towee, TN R+72
- Devault, PA D+17
- No Creek, KY R+66
- Richmondville, MI R+50
- Idaho, PA R+63
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.