Meadow Springs leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Meadow Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadow Springs, ~46% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meadow Springs compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Meadow Springs is the least Republican-leaning.
Meadow Springs runs about 25 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Meadow Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Meadow Springs. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+15) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Meadow Springs leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Meadow Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Meadow Springs votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Meadow Springs runs about 25 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Meadow Springs, Richland, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Meadow Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Meadow Springs 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Keene Valley, Richland, WA R+9
- Creekstone, Kennewick, WA R+28
- Lovisa Farms, Pasco, WA R+23
- Gold Coast, Richland, WA D+10
- Stevens Triangle, Richland, WA R+4
- North Richland, Richland, WA D+9
- Sun Willows, Pasco, WA D+13
- Sylvester Park, Pasco, WA D+17
- Downtown, Prosser, WA R+20
- Thorpe Westwood, Spokane, WA R+9
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Park, Tucson, AZ D+38
- Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, CA D+38
- Marinwood, San Rafael, CA D+42
- Northwest Redlands, Redlands, CA D+14
- West Congress, Austin, TX D+57
- Puhi, Lihue, HI D+17
- Prairie Point-Wildberry, Kansas City, MO D+6
- Bayou St John, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
- Rolling Roads, Greensboro, NC D+51
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.