Sultan is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Sultan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sultan, ~38% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sultan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sultan leans more Republican than 42 of 58 neighbors.
Sultan runs about 22 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Sultan is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sultan. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Sultan 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 Sultan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sultan votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Sultan runs about 22 points more Republican.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sultan, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sultan looks the way it does
Turnout in Sultan 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.
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- Woods Creek, WA R+24
- Gold Bar, WA R+21
- Monroe Junction, WA R+16
- Monroe, WA R+3
- Monroe North, WA R+8
- Duvall, WA D+17
- Snohomish, WA R+10
- Stillwater, WA D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Liberty, NY R+5
- Altamont, NY D+14
- Wickenburg, AZ R+32
- Bellville, OH R+53
- Byron, MN R+7
- Warsaw, MO R+57
- Coal City, IL R+30
- Keyes, CA R+16
- Perry, MI R+31
- Poughquag, NY R+23
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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.