Prairie Center leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Prairie Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prairie Center, ~50% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prairie Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prairie Center leans more Democratic than 20 of 46 neighbors.
Prairie Center runs about 6 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Why Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in Prairie Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Prairie Center, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Prairie Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Prairie Center 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Prairie Center have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Penn Cove Park, WA R+9
- Coupeville, WA D+19
- Oak Harbor, WA R+5
- Port Townsend, WA D+65
- Glen Cove, WA D+58
- Greenbank, WA D+45
- Nordland, WA D+34
- Camano Island, WA D+6
- Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA D+22
- Dewey, WA R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Davilla, TX R+71
- Kinross, IA R+49
- North Ashburnham, MA R+4
- Sandy Creek, NC R+45
- Parsonville, NC R+66
- Berryburg, WV R+62
- Hastings, OK R+73
- Lombardsville, OH R+56
- Bowers, PA R+33
- Munsell, MO R+67
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.