Ruff is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Ruff typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ruff, ~9% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ruff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ruff leans more Republican than 9 of 13 neighbors.
Ruff runs about 79 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Ruff is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ruff. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Ruff 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 Ruff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Ruff live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Washington average of 41%. Ruff runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Ruff, WA does.
Why turnout in Ruff looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Ruff rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 66% of adults in Ruff have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Warden, WA R+38
- Wheeler, WA R+49
- Lind, WA R+60
- McDonald, WA R+60
- Marlin, WA R+71
- Moses Lake, WA R+31
- Cunningham, WA R+60
- Odessa, WA R+55
- Moses Lake North, WA R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thedford, NE R+82
- Midland, AR R+65
- Rabbittown, AL R+81
- Point, LA R+87
- Holiday Shores, IL R+35
- Hillsdale, WI R+44
- Hamilton, MN R+41
- Williamson Crossroads, NC R+31
- Hinkledale, TN R+69
- Elmo, MT R+26
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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.