Mccleary leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Mccleary typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mccleary, ~31% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mccleary compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mccleary leans more Republican than 21 of 36 neighbors.
Mccleary runs about 38 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Mccleary is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mccleary. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Mccleary 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 Mccleary, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mccleary votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, modestly below the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Mccleary runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Mccleary, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mccleary looks the way it does
Turnout in Mccleary 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
- Hillgrove, WA R+18
- Saginaw, WA R+19
- Malone, WA R+35
- Elma, WA R+24
- Porter, WA R+36
- South Elma, WA R+34
- Satsop, WA R+35
- Kamilche, WA R+8
- Brady, WA R+26
- Shelton, WA R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gregory, MI R+25
- Garden Ridge, TX R+34
- Glenwood, MN R+30
- Carroll, OH R+44
- Sterlington, LA R+57
- Shingletown, CA R+38
- Hallsville, MO R+38
- Petersburg, WV R+65
- Cooperstown, NY D+23
- Stanton, TX R+65
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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.