Ostrander leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Ostrander typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ostrander, ~30% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ostrander compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ostrander leans more Republican than 29 of 40 neighbors.
Ostrander runs about 54 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Ostrander is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ostrander. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Ostrander 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 Ostrander, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Ostrander drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Ostrander runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ostrander, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ostrander looks the way it does
Turnout in Ostrander sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kelso, WA R+18
- Castle Rock, WA R+29
- Silverlake, WA R+36
- Longview, WA R+9
- Sightly, WA R+40
- Rose Valley, WA R+28
- Carrolls, WA R+26
- Eufaula Heights, WA R+27
- Prescott, OR R+20
- Toutle, WA R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Worthing, SD R+52
- Shueyville, IA R+6
- Hazel, KY R+58
- Nunn, CO R+66
- Jewell Junction, IA R+35
- Leslie, MO R+64
- Weir, MS R+26
- Pewamo, MI R+46
- Point Lookout, NY Even
- Montgomery, WV R+21
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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.