Ferry County leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Ferry County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ferry County, ~22% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ferry County compares
Ferry County runs about 49 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Ferry County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Ferry County. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+45), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Ferry County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ferry County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Ferry County live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Washington average of 41%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ferry County sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 86% of counties). Ferry County runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ferry County, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ferry County looks the way it does
Turnout in Ferry County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Stevens County, WA R+37
- Okanogan County, WA R+16
- Pend Oreille County, WA R+38
- Lincoln County, WA R+54
- Spokane County, WA R+3
- Bonner County, ID R+44
- Kootenai County, ID R+46
- Boundary County, ID R+64
- Douglas County, WA R+25
- Grant County, WA R+34
Counties with Similar Populations
- Crook County, WY R+78
- Van Buren County, IA R+55
- Newton County, AR R+63
- Grant County, OR R+53
- Jefferson County, NE R+51
- Dallam County, TX R+46
- Jefferson County, MS D+63
- Kit Carson County, CO R+64
- Union County, IN R+58
- Pocahontas County, IA R+48
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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.