Pleasant Valley leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Pleasant Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Valley, ~26% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Valley leans more Republican than 23 of 30 neighbors.
Pleasant Valley runs about 43 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Pleasant Valley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pleasant 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 Pleasant Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleasant Valley votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Pleasant Valley runs about 43 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Pleasant Valley are family households, above 98% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasant Valley, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pleasant Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pleasant Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Pleasant Valley own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Birch Bay, WA Even
- Custer, WA R+29
- Blaine, WA Even
- Mountain View, WA R+7
- Ferndale, WA Even
- Marietta, WA D+41
- Lynden, WA R+26
- Lummi Island, WA D+54
- Strandell, WA R+30
- Bellingham, WA D+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Massbach, IL R+35
- Garwoods, NY R+50
- Millers Ferry, AL R+42
- West Farm, CO R+62
- Whittier, IA R+29
- Patesville, KY R+63
- West Burlington, PA R+63
- Oswayo, PA R+62
- Hollis Crossroads, AL R+81
- Roseneath, NC R+14
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.