Pacific leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Pacific typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pacific, ~34% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pacific compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pacific leans more Democratic than 56 of 92 neighbors.
Pacific runs about 4 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pacific. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+20) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Pacific 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 Pacific, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 87% of residents in Pacific live in densely developed areas, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Pacific, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pacific looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pacific is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in Pacific rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Algona, WA D+11
- Lakeland South, WA D+8
- Edgewood, WA Even
- Auburn, WA D+18
- Milton, WA D+5
- Lake Tapps, WA R+9
- Sumner, WA D+6
- Lakeland North, WA D+16
- Fife, WA D+14
- Federal Way, WA D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Arnaudville, LA R+54
- Broadview, IL D+72
- New Tazewell, TN R+71
- Pelham, NY D+42
- Del Monte Forest, CA D+34
- Garden City, SC R+30
- Kimberly, WI R+4
- Bloomingdale, NJ R+14
- York, ME D+15
- Buena Vista, VA R+37
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.