Granite Falls, WA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Granite Falls

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Granite Falls leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.

 

About 85% of adults in Granite Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Granite Falls, ~35% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Granite Falls compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Granite Falls leans more Republican than 37 of 57 neighbors.

Granite Falls runs about 36 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Granite Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Granite Falls. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Granite Falls votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, modestly below the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Granite Falls runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Granite Falls, WA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Granite Falls looks the way it does

Turnout in Granite Falls 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.

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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.