Sawyer leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Sawyer typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sawyer, ~23% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sawyer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sawyer leans more Republican than 10 of 18 neighbors.
Sawyer runs about 29 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Sawyer is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sawyer. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+50), a spread of about 64 points.
Why Sawyer 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 Sawyer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sawyer votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Sawyer runs about 29 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sawyer sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 75% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sawyer, 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 Sawyer looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sawyer is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 20%, about 12 points above the Washington average of 9%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Sawyer rent, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wapato, WA D+14
- Buena, WA R+12
- Toppenish, WA D+23
- Parker, WA R+8
- Zillah, WA R+31
- Moxee, WA R+33
- Harrah, WA R+4
- Union Gap, WA R+8
- Granger, WA D+2
- Terrace Heights, WA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Ridge, MS D+47
- Yale, OH R+50
- Skipwith Farms, VA D+15
- Dayton, WI Even
- McEwensville, PA R+54
- Waukeenah, FL R+28
- Richvalley, IN R+60
- Danbury, IA R+59
- Moss, MS R+7
- Kotlik, AK D+21
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.