Lopez is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Lopez typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lopez, ~60% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lopez compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lopez leans more Democratic than 21 of 32 neighbors.
Lopez runs about 36 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lopez. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+58) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Lopez 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 Lopez, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Lopez hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lopez, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lopez looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lopez 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lopez have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lopez Island, WA D+47
- Port Stanley, WA D+47
- Richardson, WA D+55
- Blakely Island, WA D+48
- Shaw Island, WA D+53
- Orcas, WA D+56
- Friday Harbor, WA D+42
- Deer Harbor, WA D+67
- Olga, WA D+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thompsonville, IL R+64
- Moorhead, MS D+53
- Wittenberg, WI R+39
- Junction City, WI R+31
- Hoodsport, WA D+5
- Haddock, GA R+51
- Bethel Island, CA R+15
- Pleasant Plains, IL R+41
- Hastings, PA R+52
- Akron, CO R+64
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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.