Espanola leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Espanola typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Espanola, ~29% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Espanola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Espanola leans more Republican than 18 of 32 neighbors.
Espanola runs about 53 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Espanola is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Espanola. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Espanola 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 Espanola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Espanola votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Espanola runs about 53 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Espanola are family households, above 81% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Espanola, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Espanola looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Espanola 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Espanola have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Medical Lake, WA R+25
- Fairchild AFB, WA R+13
- Waukon, WA R+42
- Lakeland Village, WA R+30
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA R+37
- Reardan, WA R+56
- Four Lakes, WA R+31
- Airway Heights, WA R+16
- Tyler, WA R+36
- Edwall, WA R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arnold, KS R+80
- Reed, OK R+73
- Greaney, MN R+29
- Utting, AZ R+55
- Greens Corner, ME R+26
- Womelsdorf, WV R+66
- Seville, IL R+49
- Saline City, IN R+62
- Cloverland, WA R+49
- Kilbourn, IA R+57
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.