Leavenworth leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Leavenworth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leavenworth, ~44% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leavenworth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leavenworth is the most Democratic-leaning.
Leavenworth runs about 6 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leavenworth. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Leavenworth hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Leavenworth, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Leavenworth looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Leavenworth 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Leavenworth have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chumstick, WA Even
- Peshastin, WA R+6
- Winton, WA R+9
- Dryden, WA R+33
- Plain, WA R+6
- Cashmere, WA R+22
- Monitor, WA R+38
- Ardenvoir, WA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bulls Gap, TN R+72
- Turk, CA R+36
- Goodland, KS R+63
- Lavonia, GA R+52
- Floyd, VA R+44
- White Salmon, WA D+28
- Lake Helen, FL R+38
- Howe, TX R+56
- Zumbrota, MN R+29
- East Merrimack, NH D+12
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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.