Eastsound is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Eastsound typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastsound, ~64% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eastsound compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eastsound leans more Democratic than 28 of 34 neighbors.
Eastsound runs about 38 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Eastsound. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Eastsound 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 Eastsound, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Eastsound hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Eastsound, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Eastsound looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eastsound 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Sound, WA D+64
- Olga, WA D+58
- Waldron, WA D+66
- Orcas, WA D+56
- Deer Harbor, WA D+67
- Blakely Island, WA D+48
- Shaw Island, WA D+53
- Lummi Island, WA D+54
- Port Stanley, WA D+47
- Snug Harbor, WA D+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Granger, IA R+32
- Trafford, AL R+80
- New Auburn, WI R+37
- Mustang, TX R+27
- Providence, NC R+42
- Holly Pond, AL R+84
- Tremont, IL R+47
- Braham, MN R+39
- Leipsic, OH R+58
- Roopville, GA R+74
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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.