Fife leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Fife typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fife, ~33% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fife compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fife leans more Democratic than 61 of 91 neighbors.
Fife runs about 4 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fife. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Fife 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 Fife, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 92% of residents in Fife live in densely developed areas, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Fife have never been married, above 88% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fife, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fife looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 46% of households in Fife rent, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milton, WA D+5
- Edgewood, WA Even
- Lakeland South, WA D+8
- Tacoma, WA D+33
- Midland, WA D+16
- Puyallup, WA Even
- Clover Creek, WA R+13
- Pacific, WA D+14
- Algona, WA D+11
- Federal Way, WA D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carver, MA R+15
- Kutztown, PA R+13
- Louisa, VA R+26
- Playa Del Rey, CA D+44
- Clinton, NY D+5
- Castle Pines North, CO R+8
- Mantua, NJ R+6
- Heber Springs, AR R+58
- High Springs, FL R+39
- West Haverstraw, NY D+17
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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.