Port Angeles leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Port Angeles typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Angeles, ~44% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Angeles compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Angeles leans more Democratic than 4 of 6 neighbors.
Port Angeles runs about 10 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Angeles. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Port Angeles 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 Port Angeles, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 50% of residents in Port Angeles live in densely developed areas, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Port Angeles, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Port Angeles looks the way it does
Turnout in Port Angeles 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
- Mount Pleasant, WA D+4
- River Road, WA D+4
- Carlsborg, WA Even
- Sequim, WA D+12
- Gardiner, WA D+25
- Discovery Bay, WA D+25
- Glen Cove, WA D+58
- Port Townsend, WA D+65
- Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sanger, CA R+9
- Oildale, CA R+34
- Montgomery Village, MD D+48
- Greenville, TX R+37
- Golden Glades, FL D+57
- Roseville, MN D+40
- Manhattan Beach, CA D+28
- Central Islip, NY D+27
- Rio Grande City, TX R+7
- Odenton, MD D+36
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.