Rice leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Rice typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rice, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rice compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rice leans more Republican than 3 of 15 neighbors.
Rice runs about 57 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Rice is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rice. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+51), a spread of about 64 points.
Why Rice 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 Rice, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rice votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Rice runs about 57 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Rice are family households, above 90% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Rice, WA does.
Why turnout in Rice looks the way it does
Turnout in Rice 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
- Orin, WA R+51
- Inchelium, WA D+12
- Gifford, WA R+46
- Addy, WA R+46
- Arden, WA R+43
- Kettle Falls, WA R+39
- Colville, WA R+31
- Pinkney City, WA R+47
- Marcus, WA R+44
- Echo, WA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pleasant Hill, IL R+67
- Canyon City, OR R+51
- Minerva, WV R+65
- Bunger, TX R+78
- Leeton, MO R+61
- Santo, TX R+75
- Mount Upton, NY R+41
- Tamworth, NH D+3
- Milmay, NJ R+37
- Pumpkintown, NC R+25
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.