Skamokawa leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Skamokawa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Skamokawa, ~27% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Skamokawa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Skamokawa leans more Republican than 13 of 42 neighbors.
Skamokawa runs about 44 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Skamokawa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Skamokawa 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 Skamokawa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Skamokawa votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Skamokawa runs about 44 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Skamokawa are family households, above 82% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Skamokawa, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Skamokawa looks the way it does
Turnout in Skamokawa 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
- Skamokawa Valley, WA R+26
- Cathlamet, WA R+15
- Grays River, WA R+26
- Brownsmead, OR R+30
- Rosburg, WA R+26
- Knappa, OR R+26
- Westport, OR R+29
- Woodson, OR R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blanford, IN R+57
- Peterboro, NY R+37
- Mc Clure, VA R+69
- Rollins, MT R+19
- Waters Bluff, TX R+64
- St. Marks, KS R+62
- Barrett, CA R+27
- Sherman City, MI R+40
- Charlotteville, NY R+33
- Webb, OH R+54
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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.