Olympic West leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Olympic West typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olympic West, ~24% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olympic West compares
Olympic West sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Olympic West runs about 24 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Olympic West is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Olympic West 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 Olympic West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 79% of residents in Olympic West drive to work alone, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Olympic West sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of neighborhoods). Olympic West runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Olympic West, Longview, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Olympic West looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Olympic West have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Olympic West sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Highlands, Longview, WA R+4
- West Longview, Longview, WA R+17
- Felida-Starcrest, Vancouver, WA D+16
- Starcrest, Salmon Creek, WA D+18
- Pleasant Valley, Vancouver, WA D+7
- Northeast Hazel Dell, Hazel Dell, WA D+18
- West Minnehaha, Vancouver, WA D+18
- Lincoln, Vancouver, WA D+44
- Orchards Area, Orchards, WA Even
- Rose Village, Vancouver, WA D+30
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Spivak, Edgewater, CO D+40
- Rain Tree, Charlotte, NC D+3
- Peacock, Oceanside, CA D+10
- East Terrell Hills, San Antonio, TX D+14
- Brightwood, Springfield, MA D+34
- Westhill, Mobile, AL R+7
- Rock Creek, Cypress, TX R+34
- Brady Gardens, San Antonio, TX D+34
- Molholm Two Creeks, Edgewater, CO D+40
- Masonicus, Mahwah, NJ D+3
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.