Peaceful Valley leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Peaceful Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peaceful Valley, ~30% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peaceful Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peaceful Valley leans more Republican than 16 of 26 neighbors.
Peaceful Valley runs about 32 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Peaceful Valley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Peaceful Valley. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Peaceful Valley 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 Peaceful Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Peaceful Valley live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Washington average of 41%. Peaceful Valley runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Peaceful Valley, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Peaceful Valley looks the way it does
Turnout in Peaceful Valley 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
- Maple Falls, WA R+9
- Sumas, WA R+38
- Welcome, WA R+4
- Deming, WA R+3
- Nooksack, WA R+32
- Everson, WA R+27
- Lawrence, WA R+26
- Glacier, WA R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuscarora, PA R+53
- Marcoe, IL R+49
- South Byron, NY R+36
- Cannel City, KY R+65
- Sugar Grove, MI R+36
- Providence, FL R+68
- Hannasville, PA R+58
- Labelle, ID R+76
- South Sulphur, TX R+73
- Sewal, IA R+63
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.