Roy leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Roy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roy, ~30% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roy leans more Republican than 52 of 62 neighbors.
Roy runs about 51 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Roy is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Roy 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 Roy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Roy votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Roy runs about 51 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Roy runs against that pattern.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Roy, WA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Roy looks the way it does
Turnout in Roy 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
- Mckenna, WA R+29
- South Creek, WA R+29
- Yelm, WA R+20
- Kapowsin, WA R+33
- Spanaway, WA R+3
- Eatonville, WA R+35
- Graham, WA R+21
- Nisqually Indian Community, WA D+15
- Tillicum, WA R+12
- Fort Lewis, WA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Lupton, CO R+22
- Vermillion, SD D+11
- Manchester, VA D+29
- Upper Grand Lagoon, FL R+40
- Evanston, WY R+55
- Byhalia, MS R+32
- Gold Canyon, AZ R+30
- Jericho, NY D+5
- Fairless Hills, PA Even
- Hopkins, SC D+45
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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.