Port Townsend, WA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Port Townsend

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Port Townsend is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.

 

About 97% of adults in Port Townsend typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Townsend, ~81% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Port Townsend compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Port Townsend is the most Democratic-leaning.

Port Townsend runs about 47 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Townsend. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 53 points.

Why Port Townsend 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 Townsend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 35% of residents in Port Townsend live in densely developed areas, above 82% of cities. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Port Townsend sits in the top quarter (about 52%, above 94% of cities).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Port Townsend, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Port Townsend looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Port Townsend 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Port Townsend have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.