Spokane County is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Spokane County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spokane County, ~37% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spokane County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Spokane County sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 0 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 5 leaning the other way.
Spokane County runs about 21 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Spokane County sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Spokane County. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+30) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Spokane County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Spokane County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Spokane County votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Spokane County runs about 21 points more Republican.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Spokane County, WA does.
Why turnout in Spokane County looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 95% of adults in Spokane County have completed high school, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Kootenai County, ID R+46
- Pend Oreille County, WA R+38
- Benewah County, ID R+60
- Lincoln County, WA R+54
- Stevens County, WA R+37
- Bonner County, ID R+44
- Shoshone County, ID R+43
- Whitman County, WA D+16
- Latah County, ID R+4
- Ferry County, WA R+31
Counties with Similar Populations
- Summit County, OH D+10
- Guilford County, NC D+30
- Montgomery County, OH D+6
- Chester County, PA D+14
- Plymouth County, MA D+11
- Ramsey County, MN D+43
- Stanislaus County, CA R+8
- Lancaster County, PA R+17
- Greenville County, SC R+14
- Volusia County, FL R+17
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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.