North Sifton-Orchards Area is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 67% of adults in North Sifton-Orchards Area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Sifton-Orchards Area, ~34% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Sifton-Orchards Area compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Sifton-Orchards Area sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 1 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 13 leaning the other way.
North Sifton-Orchards Area runs about 17 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Sifton-Orchards Area. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 10 points.
Why North Sifton-Orchards Area leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for North Sifton-Orchards Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In North Sifton-Orchards Area the two roughly cancel.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; North Sifton-Orchards Area, Orchards, WA sits above the national average 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 North Sifton-Orchards Area looks the way it does
Turnout in North Sifton-Orchards Area 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 Neighborhoods
- Orchards Area, Orchards, WA Even
- North Image, Vancouver, WA D+6
- Burnt Bridge Creek, Vancouver, WA Even
- Image, Vancouver, WA D+4
- Kevanna Park, Vancouver, WA D+13
- Landover-Sharmel, Vancouver, WA D+22
- Oakbrook, Vancouver, WA D+13
- Van Mall, Vancouver, WA D+23
- Ogden, Vancouver, WA D+20
- Countryside Woods, Vancouver, WA D+13
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Pier, Sheboygan, WI D+12
- Adams Hill, San Antonio, TX D+15
- Moorland-Rimrock, Madison, WI D+54
- North Rosslyn, Arlington, VA D+57
- South East Lake, Birmingham, AL D+71
- Knightsville, Cranston, RI D+10
- Knoxville, Pittsburgh, PA D+59
- Dicken, Ann Arbor, MI D+71
- Live Oaks Square, Tampa, FL D+69
- North Star, Anchorage, AK D+32
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.