Royal City is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Royal City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Royal City, ~7% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Royal City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Royal City leans more Republican than 9 of 10 neighbors.
Royal City runs about 77 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Royal City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Royal City. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Royal City 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 Royal City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Royal City votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Royal City runs about 77 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Royal City sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 79% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Royal City are family households, above 97% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Royal City, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Royal City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Royal City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 23 points below the Washington average of 65%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in Royal City rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 57% of adults in Royal City have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smyrna, WA R+57
- George, WA R+40
- Beverly, WA R+19
- Vantage, WA R+41
- McDonald, WA R+60
- Mattawa, WA R+6
- Moses Lake, WA R+31
- Othello, WA R+27
- Winchester, WA R+53
- Quincy, WA R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newport, MN D+12
- Gothenburg, NE R+55
- Frontenac, MO Even
- Holiday City South, NJ R+11
- Bidwell, OH R+54
- Guilford, IN R+62
- Carthage, TN R+55
- Riverside, MO Even
- Roan Mountain, TN R+73
- Kansasville, WI 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.