St. Andrews is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 41% of adults in St. Andrews typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Andrews, ~9% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Andrews compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Andrews leans more Republican than 11 of 15 neighbors.
St. Andrews runs about 75 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while St. Andrews is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Andrews. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 11 points.
Why St. Andrews 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 St. Andrews, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in St. Andrews live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Washington average of 41%. St. Andrews runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; St. Andrews, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in St. Andrews looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in St. Andrews rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and St. Andrews sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coulee City, WA R+42
- Mold, WA R+56
- Fordair, WA R+53
- Mansfield, WA R+46
- Withrow, WA R+50
- Hartline, WA R+53
- Adrian, WA R+49
- Farmer, WA R+57
- Stratford, WA R+61
- Soap Lake, WA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bairoil, WY R+64
- Tiptop, KY R+71
- Pinckneyville, MS D+45
- Rosetta, MS R+42
- Ross, AR R+66
- Sanderson, WV R+60
- McKee, PA R+66
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.