Kalama leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Kalama typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kalama, ~37% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kalama compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kalama leans more Republican than 16 of 47 neighbors.
Kalama runs about 42 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Kalama is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kalama 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 Kalama, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kalama votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Kalama runs about 42 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Kalama runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Kalama are family households, above 83% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kalama, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Kalama looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kalama is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Carrolls, WA R+26
- Goble, OR R+29
- Rose Valley, WA R+28
- Prescott, OR R+20
- Deer Island, OR R+30
- Woodland, WA R+31
- Paradise, WA R+37
- Columbia City, OR R+22
- Rainier, OR R+25
- Yankton, OR R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clintonville, WI R+35
- Narvon, PA R+55
- Youngstown, FL R+68
- Du Quoin, IL R+42
- Holtville, CA R+12
- Central City, KY R+45
- Oakland, MI R+20
- Valhalla, NY D+4
- Green, OR R+31
- Lutherville, MD D+24
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.