Lummi Island is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Lummi Island typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lummi Island, ~58% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lummi Island compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lummi Island leans more Democratic than 43 of 53 neighbors.
Lummi Island runs about 36 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Lummi Island 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 Lummi Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 33% of adults in Lummi Island hold a bachelor's degree, above 79% of cities. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Lummi Island have never been married, above 82% of cities.
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 Lummi Island, WA does.
Why turnout in Lummi Island looks the way it does
Turnout in Lummi Island sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Snug Harbor, WA D+55
- Marietta, WA D+41
- Edgemoor, WA D+59
- Mountain View, WA R+7
- Bellingham, WA D+49
- Ferndale, WA Even
- Olga, WA D+58
- Silver Beach, WA D+41
- Eastsound, WA D+57
- Guemes, WA D+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vergas, MN R+32
- Reva, VA R+39
- Sawyer, MI R+14
- New Berlin, IL R+40
- Carlos, MN R+43
- Seeley Lake, MT R+33
- Huttonsville, WV R+66
- Pickett, OK R+60
- Dixon, KY R+62
- Landisville, NJ R+18
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.