Port Stanley leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Port Stanley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Stanley, ~41% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Stanley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Stanley leans more Democratic than 19 of 36 neighbors.
Port Stanley runs about 29 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Port Stanley 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 Stanley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Port Stanley hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Port Stanley, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Port Stanley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Port Stanley 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lopez, WA D+54
- Lopez Island, WA D+47
- Blakely Island, WA D+48
- Richardson, WA D+55
- Orcas, WA D+56
- Shaw Island, WA D+53
- Olga, WA D+58
- Friday Harbor, WA D+42
- Deer Harbor, WA D+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oil Valley, KY R+75
- Oakton, MO R+74
- Uniontown, MD R+49
- Direct, TX R+80
- Highland Center, IA R+53
- North Sherburne, VT D+17
- Benson, PA R+53
- Hyco, VA R+32
- Caney City, TX R+64
- Old Frame, PA R+56
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.