Heather leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Heather typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heather, ~38% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heather compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Heather leans more Republican than 10 of 27 neighbors.
Heather runs about 31 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Heather is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Heather 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 Heather, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Heather live in densely developed areas, about 37 points below the Washington average of 41%. Heather 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; Heather, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Heather looks the way it does
Turnout in Heather 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
- Grayland, WA R+21
- Bay City, WA R+17
- Tokeland, WA Even
- Westport, WA Even
- Ocosta, WA R+30
- Bay Center, WA D+4
- Markham, WA R+30
- Oysterville, WA D+16
- Ocean Shores, WA D+11
- South Bend, WA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allentown, FL R+74
- Cheneyboro, TX R+69
- Westwood, PA D+19
- Coleman, MD R+6
- Lily Grove, TN R+66
- Antimony, UT R+71
- Haswell, CO R+74
- Lindrith, NM R+5
- Meehan, MS R+74
- Cotton Lake, TN R+13
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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.