Novelty leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Novelty typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Novelty, ~30% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Novelty compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Novelty leans more Republican than 57 of 66 neighbors.
Novelty runs about 36 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Novelty is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Novelty 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 Novelty, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Novelty live in densely developed areas, about 37 points below the Washington average of 41%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Novelty are family households, above 79% of cities. Novelty runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Novelty, WA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Novelty looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Novelty own their home, about 27 points above the Washington average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sultan, WA R+4
- Startup, WA R+26
- Gold Bar, WA R+21
- Woods Creek, WA R+24
- Monroe Junction, WA R+16
- Monroe, WA R+3
- Stillwater, WA D+12
- Duvall, WA D+17
- Monroe North, WA R+8
- Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WA D+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brashear, TX R+74
- Mount Auburn, IA R+43
- Beldenville, WI R+31
- Grandy, MN R+42
- Clifton, SC R+48
- Graytown, OH R+41
- Dorchester Estates, SC R+26
- Shamrock, OK R+70
- Kneeland, WI R+33
- Roby, TX R+75
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.