Newport leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Newport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newport, ~27% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newport leans more Republican than 1 of 27 neighbors.
Newport runs about 52 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Newport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Newport. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Newport 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 Newport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Newport votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Newport runs about 52 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Newport, WA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Newport looks the way it does
Turnout in Newport sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Diamond Lake, WA R+32
- Oldtown, ID R+60
- Usk, WA R+44
- Priest River, ID R+56
- Elk, WA R+43
- Lost Creek, WA R+48
- Blanchard, ID R+58
- Tiger, WA R+49
- Milan, WA R+45
- Locke, WA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pinon Hills, CA R+41
- Clarkston, WA R+19
- Topanga, CA D+28
- Orangeburg, NY R+5
- Ocean Isle Beach, NC R+36
- Jackson, CA R+32
- Pelion, SC R+65
- Cazenovia, NY D+10
- Epping, NH Even
- Bristow, OK R+52
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.