Tahuya leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Tahuya typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tahuya, ~31% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tahuya compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tahuya leans more Republican than 30 of 33 neighbors.
Tahuya runs about 28 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Tahuya is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tahuya. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Tahuya 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 Tahuya, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Tahuya hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points below the Washington average of 34%. Tahuya runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tahuya, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tahuya looks the way it does
Turnout in Tahuya 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
- Forest Beach, WA D+4
- Belfair, WA R+16
- Lilliwaup, WA R+4
- Union, WA D+10
- Hoodsport, WA D+5
- Allyn, WA R+6
- Skokomish, WA D+57
- Grapeview, WA R+8
- Potlatch, WA Even
- Vaughn, WA R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rocky Mount, MO R+59
- Beverly Hills, TX Even
- Merrionette Park, IL D+17
- Applegate, MI R+49
- Pilot, VA R+54
- Hopedale, IL R+51
- Cuba, IL R+38
- Racetrack, MT R+49
- Eureka, MI R+34
- Russia, OH R+72
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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.