Kellys Korner leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Kellys Korner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kellys Korner, ~36% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kellys Korner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kellys Korner leans more Republican than 21 of 51 neighbors.
Kellys Korner runs about 24 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Kellys Korner is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kellys Korner. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Kellys Korner 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 Kellys Korner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kellys Korner votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly below the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Kellys Korner are family households, above 98% of cities. Kellys Korner runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kellys Korner, 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 Kellys Korner looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kellys Korner 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lacey, WA D+23
- Olympia, WA D+31
- Tumwater, WA D+31
- Nisqually Indian Community, WA D+15
- Tenino, WA R+13
- Rainier, WA R+26
- Littlerock, WA R+8
- Yelm, WA R+20
- Vail, WA R+34
- Dupont, WA D+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alleghany, CA R+6
- Rossington, KY R+60
- Morristown, ND R+41
- Orrin, ND R+59
- Termo, CA R+55
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.