Porter leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Porter typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Porter, ~21% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Porter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Porter leans more Republican than 36 of 40 neighbors.
Porter runs about 54 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Porter is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Porter 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 Porter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Porter votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Porter runs about 54 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Porter sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Porter, 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 Porter looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Porter own their home, about 20 points above the Washington average of 73%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Malone, WA R+35
- Saginaw, WA R+19
- Oakville, WA R+23
- South Elma, WA R+34
- Mccleary, WA R+20
- Elma, WA R+24
- Hillgrove, WA R+18
- Satsop, WA R+35
- Brady, WA R+26
- Rochester, WA R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jonben, WV R+69
- Canaan, AR R+66
- Santa Rosa, MO R+66
- Stony, VA R+67
- Forest Grove, MT R+74
- Waterville, MA R+17
- Oleander, CA R+37
- Ludell, KS R+78
- Mission Ridge, SD R+59
- New Haven Center, MI R+50
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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.