North Fort Lewis, WA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Fort Lewis

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Fort Lewis leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.

 

About 38% of adults in North Fort Lewis typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Fort Lewis, ~18% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Fort Lewis compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Fort Lewis leans more Republican than 43 of 73 neighbors.

North Fort Lewis runs about 23 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while North Fort Lewis is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why North Fort Lewis 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 North Fort Lewis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

North Fort Lewis votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, modestly above the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 96% of households in North Fort Lewis are family households, in the top fraction of cities. North Fort Lewis runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as North Fort Lewis, WA does.

Why turnout in North Fort Lewis looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in North Fort Lewis rent, about 74 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and North Fort Lewis sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 97% of adults in North Fort Lewis have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.