Fords Prairie leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Fords Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fords Prairie, ~28% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fords Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fords Prairie leans more Republican than 10 of 42 neighbors.
Fords Prairie runs about 41 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Fords Prairie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fords Prairie. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Fords Prairie 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 Fords Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fords Prairie votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, well below the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Fords Prairie runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Fords Prairie, WA sits in the top quarter 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 Fords Prairie looks the way it does
Turnout in Fords Prairie 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 Cities
- Centralia, WA R+13
- Bucoda, WA R+29
- Grand Mound, WA R+31
- Newaukum, WA R+26
- Claquato, WA R+27
- Chehalis, WA R+27
- Galvin, WA R+31
- Rochester, WA R+21
- Bunker, WA R+36
- Napavine, WA R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarkton, MO R+69
- Shelbyville, TX R+63
- Ringwood, OK R+76
- New Germany, MN R+50
- Primghar, IA R+57
- Maugansville, MD R+16
- Geary, OK R+67
- McLain, MS R+47
- Lightfoot, VA R+7
- DeKalb Junction, NY R+40
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.