Mold is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Mold typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mold, ~10% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mold compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mold leans more Republican than 11 of 15 neighbors.
Mold runs about 74 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Mold is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mold 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 Mold, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Mold live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Washington average of 41%. Mold runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mold, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mold looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 33% of households in Mold rent, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Andrews, WA R+57
- Fordair, WA R+53
- Hartline, WA R+53
- Coulee City, WA R+42
- Electric City, WA R+45
- Mansfield, WA R+46
- Almira, WA R+60
- Grand Coulee, WA R+31
- Mason City, WA R+57
- Coulee Dam, WA D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Baker, MN R+28
- Rome, KS R+53
- Viboras, TX D+7
- Kinlock, MS R+21
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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.