Kettle Falls leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Kettle Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kettle Falls, ~25% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kettle Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kettle Falls leans more Republican than 3 of 18 neighbors.
Kettle Falls runs about 57 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Kettle Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kettle 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 Kettle Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kettle Falls votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Kettle Falls runs about 57 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Kettle Falls runs against that pattern.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Kettle Falls, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kettle Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Kettle 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.
Nearby Cities
- Marcus, WA R+44
- Echo, WA R+50
- Evans, WA R+45
- Colville, WA R+31
- Pinkney City, WA R+47
- Orin, WA R+51
- Boyds, WA R+41
- Rice, WA R+38
- Arden, WA R+43
- Onion Creek, WA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Surgoinsville, TN R+71
- Brookridge, FL R+28
- Prague, OK R+64
- Carolina Shores, NC R+34
- Lake Isabella, CA R+38
- Hebron, MD R+23
- Springfield, LA R+67
- Ohatchee, AL R+79
- Grafton, ND R+38
- Liberty, IN R+56
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.