Moses Lake leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Moses Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moses Lake, ~22% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moses Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moses Lake leans more Republican than 1 of 17 neighbors.
Moses Lake runs about 50 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Moses Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moses Lake. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Moses Lake 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 Moses Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Moses Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, well above the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Moses Lake runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Moses Lake, WA sits in the top tenth 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 Moses Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moses Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wheeler, WA R+49
- Moses Lake North, WA R+67
- McDonald, WA R+60
- Warden, WA R+38
- Ephrata, WA R+44
- Marlin, WA R+71
- Ruff, WA R+61
- Lakeview Park, WA R+52
- Soap Lake, WA R+47
- Winchester, WA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hamtramck, MI D+11
- Eagle Mountain, UT R+48
- Muskogee, OK R+20
- Williamsport, PA R+10
- Pahrump, NV R+39
- Lancaster, TX D+61
- Shenandoah, LA R+6
- Prosper, TX R+26
- Spanish Fork, UT R+48
- Meadow Woods, FL D+12
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.