Ocean Park is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Ocean Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocean Park, ~46% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocean Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocean Park sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 20 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 3 leaning the other way.
Ocean Park runs about 16 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ocean Park. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Ocean Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Ocean Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ocean Park, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ocean Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ocean Park is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Ocean Park own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oysterville, WA D+16
- Oceanside, WA D+2
- Long Beach, WA Even
- Bay Center, WA D+4
- Seaview, WA D+9
- Ilwaco, WA D+2
- Menlo, WA R+24
- Tokeland, WA Even
- Stringtown, WA R+18
- Naselle, WA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Gilead, NC R+19
- Hammond, WI R+32
- Hinesburg, VT D+20
- Delhi, NY D+7
- Nikiski, AK R+50
- El Prado, NM D+55
- Cameron, WI R+34
- Glassport, PA R+3
- Fairbury, NE R+45
- La Conner, WA D+25
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.