Elk leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Elk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elk, ~24% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elk leans more Republican than 19 of 37 neighbors.
Elk runs about 62 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Elk is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Elk 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 Elk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Elk votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Elk runs about 62 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Elk are family households, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Elk, WA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Elk looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Elk own their home, about 19 points above the Washington average of 73%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Elk have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milan, WA R+45
- Chattaroy, WA R+40
- Diamond Lake, WA R+32
- Deer Park, WA R+38
- Denison, WA R+41
- Newport, WA R+33
- Clayton, WA R+49
- Green Bluff, WA R+36
- Colbert, WA R+31
- Blanchard, ID R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hollis Center, ME R+30
- West Liberty, OH R+56
- Lavaca, AR R+65
- Assonet, MA R+14
- Renfrew, PA R+37
- McConnelsville, OH R+51
- Alfred, NY R+5
- Monclova, OH R+22
- Loudonville, OH R+55
- Green Lane, PA R+26
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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.