Pateros leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Pateros typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pateros, ~19% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pateros compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pateros leans more Republican than 9 of 15 neighbors.
Pateros runs about 45 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Pateros is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pateros. The north side is the most split-leaning (R+37) and the west side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Pateros 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 Pateros, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pateros live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Washington average of 41%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Pateros are family households, above 89% of cities. Pateros runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
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 Pateros, WA does.
Why turnout in Pateros looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pateros is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brewster, WA R+14
- Methow, WA R+9
- Rocky Butte, WA R+32
- Bridgeport, WA R+4
- Lakeside, WA R+27
- Chelan, WA R+21
- Monse, WA R+25
- Chelan Falls, WA R+21
- Manson, WA R+23
- Carlton, WA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hatchbend, FL R+75
- Harrells, NC R+8
- Goshen, OR R+5
- Lake George, MI R+46
- Mathews, VA R+46
- Mount Blanchard, OH R+62
- Yermo, CA R+49
- Ravenna, TX R+77
- La Plata, NM R+57
- Manassa, CO R+28
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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.