Snoqualmie Pass leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Snoqualmie Pass typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Snoqualmie Pass, ~29% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Snoqualmie Pass compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Snoqualmie Pass leans more Republican than 9 of 17 neighbors.
Snoqualmie Pass runs about 31 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Snoqualmie Pass is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Snoqualmie Pass 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 Snoqualmie Pass, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Snoqualmie Pass live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Washington average of 41%. Snoqualmie Pass runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Snoqualmie Pass, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Snoqualmie Pass looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Snoqualmie Pass 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Snoqualmie Pass own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Snoqualmie Pass have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hyak, WA R+17
- Stampede, WA R+20
- Tanner, WA D+7
- Easton, WA R+29
- North Bend, WA D+21
- Ronald, WA R+16
- Ellisville, WA D+16
- Lester, WA R+26
- Skykomish, WA D+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yantisville, IL R+65
- Denver, MO R+66
- Lacon, KY R+63
- Yankeetown, TN R+72
- Point Pleasant, TN R+70
- Kelso, ND R+38
- Prowers, CO R+60
- Joppa, IN R+52
- Johannesburg, CA R+36
- Jewettville, NY R+27
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.