Rockwood leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Rockwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rockwood, ~70% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rockwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rockwood leans more Democratic than 15 of 16 neighbors.
Rockwood runs about 30 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Rockwood leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Rockwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Rockwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rockwood, Spokane, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Rockwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rockwood 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Rockwood have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Manitocannon Hill, Spokane, WA D+53
- Comstock, Spokane, WA D+35
- East Central, Spokane, WA D+24
- Lincoln Heights, Spokane, WA D+21
- Cliffcannon, Spokane, WA D+46
- Riverside, Spokane, WA D+33
- Moran Prairie, Spokane, WA D+18
- Latah Valley, Spokane, WA D+12
- Logan, Spokane, WA D+30
- Chief Garry Park, Spokane, WA D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown, Allentown, PA D+38
- Stone Bridge, Fargo, ND Even
- Browns Valley, Napa, CA D+30
- Florida Shores, Edgewater, FL R+34
- Terrell Heights, San Antonio, TX D+11
- Eastlake Trails, Chula Vista, CA D+15
- Five Points, Detroit, MI D+74
- Shackelford, Modesto, CA D+18
- The Meadows, Sarasota, FL R+7
- Wells-Goodfellow, St. Louis, MO D+86
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.