Molson leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Molson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Molson, ~19% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Molson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Molson leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Molson runs about 61 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Molson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Molson 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 Molson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Molson live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Washington average of 41%. Molson 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; Molson, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Molson looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Molson own their home, about 22 points above the Washington average of 73%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Molson sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Havillah, WA R+45
- Oroville, WA R+42
- Ellisforde, WA R+41
- Wauconda, WA R+45
- Tonasket, WA R+41
- Loomis, WA R+39
- Nighthawk, WA R+43
- Curlew, WA R+39
- Malo, WA R+47
- Republic, WA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Awin, AL D+24
- Nowlin, SD R+73
- West Almond, NY R+28
- Helena Crossing, AR D+16
- Memphis, AL D+9
- Wedderburn, OR R+16
- Shadeland, PA R+55
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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.