Rockport leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Rockport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rockport, ~25% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rockport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rockport leans more Republican than 1 of 11 neighbors.
Rockport runs about 36 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Rockport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rockport. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+20) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Rockport 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 Rockport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Rockport live in densely developed areas, about 40 points below the Washington average of 41%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rockport sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities). Rockport runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rockport, WA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Rockport looks the way it does
Turnout in Rockport 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
- Marblemount, WA R+18
- Van Horn, WA R+25
- Concrete, WA R+23
- Grassmere, WA R+27
- Darrington, WA R+26
- Swede Heaven, WA R+26
- Hamilton, WA R+33
- Lyman, WA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- North View, VA R+23
- Ida, AR R+72
- Grant, OH R+65
- New Strawn, KS R+61
- Des Lacs, ND R+64
- Yatesboro, PA R+59
- Darrouzett, TX R+83
- Killduff, IA R+51
- Ovid, CO R+58
- Finesville, NJ R+29
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.