Kummer leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Kummer typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kummer, ~33% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kummer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kummer leans more Democratic than 34 of 77 neighbors.
Kummer runs about 11 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kummer. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Kummer 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 Kummer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Kummer hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Kummer, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kummer looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kummer 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Black Diamond, WA D+12
- Wabash, WA R+31
- Lake Morton-Berrydale, WA D+6
- Kanaskat, WA R+7
- Ravensdale, WA R+8
- Cumberland, WA R+22
- Maple Valley, WA D+17
- Enumclaw, WA R+7
- Covington, WA D+11
- Osceola, WA R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Colusa, IL R+53
- Fame, OK R+64
- Kirby, WY R+73
- Conception, MO R+58
- Valentine, TX R+35
- Tendoy, ID R+69
- Irvington, IA R+52
- Jacksonville, IA R+50
- Russellville, WV R+63
- Walnut Valley, NJ R+32
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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.