Orondo leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Orondo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orondo, ~22% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orondo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orondo leans more Republican than 14 of 22 neighbors.
Orondo runs about 46 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Orondo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orondo. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Orondo 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 Orondo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Orondo votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Orondo runs about 46 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Orondo are family households, above 76% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Orondo, WA does.
Why turnout in Orondo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Orondo is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 12 points above the Washington average of 9%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Orondo rent, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Orondo have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Entiat, WA R+35
- Ardenvoir, WA R+33
- Waterville, WA R+38
- Chelan, WA R+21
- Chelan Falls, WA R+21
- Manson, WA R+23
- Lakeside, WA R+27
- Sunnyslope, WA R+21
- Withrow, WA R+50
- Farmer, WA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hoboken, AL R+15
- Salem, MI R+11
- Lone Pine, CA R+5
- Spout Spring, VA R+48
- Earleville, MD R+47
- Porter Springs, GA R+50
- Eaton Estates, OH R+33
- Mayville, ND R+33
- Deep Gap, NC R+29
- Smackover, AR R+48
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.