Spirit leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Spirit typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spirit, ~19% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spirit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spirit leans more Republican than 10 of 17 neighbors.
Spirit runs about 61 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Spirit is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Spirit 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 Spirit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Spirit votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Spirit runs about 61 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Spirit sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Spirit, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Spirit looks the way it does
Turnout in Spirit 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
- Onion Creek, WA R+45
- Leadpoint, WA R+42
- Northport, WA R+41
- Metaline, WA R+37
- Ione, WA R+44
- Evans, WA R+45
- Echo, WA R+50
- Metaline Falls, WA R+39
- Pinkney City, WA R+47
- Boyds, WA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pray, WI R+11
- Choctaw, AR R+62
- Victory, VT R+19
- Vernon, KS R+61
- Stafford, CA R+17
- Rardin, IL R+55
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.