Orcas is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Orcas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orcas, ~61% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orcas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orcas leans more Democratic than 25 of 32 neighbors.
Orcas runs about 38 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orcas. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Orcas 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 Orcas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in Orcas hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Orcas, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Orcas looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Orcas 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Orcas have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Sound, WA D+64
- Deer Harbor, WA D+67
- Shaw Island, WA D+53
- Olga, WA D+58
- Blakely Island, WA D+48
- Port Stanley, WA D+47
- Eastsound, WA D+57
- Lopez, WA D+54
- Friday Harbor, WA D+42
- Waldron, WA D+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spring Hill, MS R+5
- Ivy Ridge, NC R+22
- Blackwater, MO R+66
- Deltana, AK R+43
- Sagola, MI R+38
- Parryville, PA R+47
- Dunlow, WV R+71
- Endicott, KY R+71
- Elimsport, PA R+70
- Midlothian, MD R+25
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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.