Glacier is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Glacier typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glacier, ~24% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glacier compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glacier sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 4 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 14 leaning the other way.
Glacier runs about 21 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Glacier sits closer to the political middle.
Why Glacier 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 Glacier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Glacier votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Glacier runs about 21 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Glacier, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Glacier looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Glacier sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maple Falls, WA R+9
- Peaceful Valley, WA R+14
- Deming, WA R+3
- Welcome, WA R+4
- Sumas, WA R+38
- Lawrence, WA R+26
- Acme, WA Even
- Nooksack, WA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monowi, NE R+73
- Pyrmont, IN R+59
- Erbie, AR R+53
- Cahuilla, CA R+27
- Sandcut, IN R+39
- Johnsons Grove, TN R+63
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.