Silver Beach leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Silver Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Beach, ~73% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Beach leans more Democratic than 40 of 54 neighbors.
Silver Beach runs about 23 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Silver Beach 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 Silver Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Silver Beach is about 39%, about 33 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean
Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Silver Beach, WA does.
Why turnout in Silver Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Beach 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Silver Beach own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bellingham, WA D+49
- Edgemoor, WA D+59
- Sudden Valley, WA D+43
- Wickersham, WA R+4
- Alger, WA R+23
- Marietta, WA D+41
- Blanchard, WA R+7
- Saxon, WA Even
- Snug Harbor, WA D+55
- Lawrence, WA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mountfair, VA D+10
- Eagle Point, WI R+32
- Hallidayboro, IL R+56
- Ruth, NV R+64
- Slabtown, WI R+40
- South Renovo, PA R+58
- Port Kent, NY R+14
- Gabriels, NY D+20
- Sumter, GA R+6
- Kimball, ID R+64
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.