La Push leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 52% of adults in La Push typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Push, ~30% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Push compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Push is the most Democratic-leaning.
Politically, La Push sits close to the rest of Washington.
Why La Push 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 La Push, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 34% of adults in La Push have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 24%).
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; La Push, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in La Push looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. La Push sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in La Push have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Forks, WA Even
- Beaver, WA R+34
- Sappho, WA R+20
- Sekiu, WA R+2
- Clallam Bay, WA R+15
- Queets, WA D+11
- Neah Bay, WA D+40
- Amanda Park, WA D+21
- Taholah, WA D+72
- Carlsborg, WA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bluff Springs, IL R+51
- Merrimon, NC R+26
- Lovelaceville, KY R+66
- Howton, AL R+77
- Berlinville, OH R+39
- Free Hope, AR R+49
- Verdi, MN R+57
- Joseph, UT R+76
- Pearson, OK R+71
- Popple Creek, MN R+60
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.