North Omak leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 51% of adults in North Omak typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Omak, ~30% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Omak compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Omak is the most Democratic-leaning.
Politically, North Omak sits close to the rest of Washington.
Why North Omak 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 Omak, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 35% of adults in North Omak have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 23%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; North Omak, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in North Omak looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Omak is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 21 points below the Washington average of 65%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in North Omak rent, above 93% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and North Omak sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Omak, WA R+16
- Riverside, WA R+47
- Okanogan, WA R+29
- Synarep, WA R+31
- Conconully, WA R+46
- Malott, WA R+33
- Tonasket, WA R+41
- Nighthawk, WA R+43
- Monse, WA R+25
- Rocky Butte, WA R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Edmonds, ID R+70
- Mercerville, OH R+70
- Burdick, KY R+68
- Mount Jefferson, OH R+70
- Sands, MI R+14
- Arboles, CO R+31
- Tinkerville, NH R+20
- Blunt, SD R+57
- French Gulch, CA R+35
- Weissport, PA R+41
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.