Mead leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Mead typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mead, ~34% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mead compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mead leans more Republican than 13 of 50 neighbors.
Mead runs about 45 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Mead is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mead. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Mead 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 Mead, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mead votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 46%, modestly above the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Mead are family households, above 83% of cities. Mead runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mead, 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 Mead looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mead 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Mead own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Green Bluff, WA R+36
- Colbert, WA R+31
- Country Homes, WA D+5
- Millwood, WA R+11
- Peone, WA R+34
- Spokane, WA R+6
- Chattaroy, WA R+40
- Denison, WA R+41
- Spokane Valley, WA R+11
- Seven Mile, WA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leechburg, PA R+37
- Elbert, CO R+46
- Highland Park, TX R+26
- Paoli, PA D+30
- Alto, MI R+27
- Putnam Valley, NY R+15
- Iowa Park, TX R+64
- Malverne, NY R+4
- Medford, WI R+39
- Slinger, WI R+33
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.