Malo leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Malo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Malo, ~17% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Malo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Malo is the most Republican-leaning.
Malo runs about 65 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Malo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Malo 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 Malo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Malo live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Washington average of 41%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Malo sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities). Malo runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Malo, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Malo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Malo own their home, about 21 points above the Washington average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Curlew, WA R+39
- Republic, WA R+46
- Danville, WA R+38
- Wauconda, WA R+45
- Orient, WA R+41
- Boyds, WA R+41
- Laurier, WA R+40
- Marcus, WA R+44
- Kettle Falls, WA R+39
- Evans, WA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hendon, TN R+72
- Drane, TX R+48
- St. Johns, ID R+80
- Opole, MN R+58
- Lottsburg, VA R+18
- Hurricane Hill, TN D+6
- Maysville, PA R+44
- Horton, MO R+63
- Burgoon, OH R+51
- Okahumpka, FL R+44
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.