Latah Valley leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Latah Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Latah Valley, ~54% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Latah Valley compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Latah Valley leans more Democratic than 1 of 11 neighbors.
Latah Valley runs about 7 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Latah Valley. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+13) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Latah Valley leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Latah Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Latah Valley hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Latah Valley, Spokane, WA does.
Why turnout in Latah Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Latah Valley 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Latah Valley own their home, compared to around 59% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Latah Valley have completed high school, above 83% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Comstock, Spokane, WA D+35
- Manitocannon Hill, Spokane, WA D+53
- Rockwood, Spokane, WA D+48
- Thorpe Westwood, Spokane, WA R+9
- Cliffcannon, Spokane, WA D+46
- Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA D+18
- Lincoln Heights, Spokane, WA D+21
- Riverside, Spokane, WA D+33
- East Central, Spokane, WA D+24
- West Central, Spokane, WA D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sovana, Spring Valley, NV D+15
- Curtis, Highland, CA D+22
- Logan, Ann Arbor, MI D+62
- Amphi, Tucson, AZ D+37
- Locks, Chicago, IL D+30
- Hutton Park, West Orange, NJ D+61
- Hampton Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Eighth Ward, Allentown, PA D+26
- Delano, Wichita, KS Even
- Long Meadow Farms, Richmond, TX R+12
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.