Elmer City leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Elmer City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elmer City, ~30% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elmer City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elmer City leans more Democratic than 8 of 11 neighbors.
Elmer City runs about 5 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Why Elmer City 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 Elmer City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 35% of adults in Elmer City have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 24%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Elmer City, WA sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Elmer City looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 36% of households in Elmer City rent, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coulee Dam, WA D+6
- Mason City, WA R+57
- Grand Coulee, WA R+31
- Electric City, WA R+45
- Nespelem, WA D+52
- Keller, WA D+13
- Nespelem Community, WA D+54
- Wilbur, WA R+55
- Almira, WA R+60
- Mold, WA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alcoa Center, PA R+44
- Ah Gwah Ching, MN R+41
- Toyei, AZ D+60
- Railroad, PA R+26
- Newby, KY R+58
- Saginaw, AL R+41
- Jerico, IA R+46
- Caney Branch, TN R+73
- Tilden, KY R+62
- Stephens, OR R+29
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.