Longbranch is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Longbranch typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Longbranch, ~35% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Longbranch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Longbranch sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 31 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 31 leaning the other way.
Longbranch runs about 15 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Why Longbranch leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Longbranch. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Longbranch, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Longbranch looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Longbranch 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Longbranch own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Longbranch have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lakebay, WA D+3
- Anderson Island, WA D+13
- Wauna, WA D+18
- Fox Island, WA D+6
- Key Center, WA R+3
- Steilacoom, WA D+29
- Dupont, WA D+13
- Artondale, WA D+8
- North Fort Lewis, WA R+5
- Grapeview, WA R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bluff Dale, TX R+79
- Greens Fork, IN R+60
- Egan, LA R+85
- Waterloo, CA R+40
- Hopkinton, IA R+41
- Wortham, TX R+55
- Hickory Grove, SC R+67
- Pinesdale, MT R+54
- Wayne City, IL R+65
- Forest, LA R+76
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.