Smyrna is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Smyrna typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smyrna, ~8% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smyrna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smyrna leans more Republican than 7 of 9 neighbors.
Smyrna runs about 76 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Smyrna is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Smyrna 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 Smyrna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Smyrna votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Smyrna runs about 76 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Smyrna are family households, above 80% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Smyrna, 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 Smyrna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Smyrna 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 48%, about 17 points below the Washington average of 65%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Smyrna rent, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Royal City, WA R+58
- Othello, WA R+27
- McDonald, WA R+60
- Beverly, WA R+19
- Mattawa, WA R+6
- Vantage, WA R+41
- George, WA R+40
- Moses Lake, WA R+31
- Warden, WA R+38
- Mesa, WA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Friendly, WV R+63
- Lane, OK R+75
- Reece City, AL R+70
- Prospect, AL R+86
- Primm, NV R+11
- Vernalis, CA R+31
- Church Hill, MT R+43
- Stonelick, OH R+55
- Oakman, OK R+48
- Elwood, TX R+71
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.