Tonasket leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Tonasket typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tonasket, ~20% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tonasket compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tonasket leans more Republican than 5 of 13 neighbors.
Tonasket runs about 59 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Tonasket is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Tonasket 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 Tonasket, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tonasket votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Tonasket runs about 59 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Tonasket sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tonasket, WA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Tonasket looks the way it does
Turnout in Tonasket 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
- Ellisforde, WA R+41
- Nighthawk, WA R+43
- Riverside, WA R+47
- Havillah, WA R+45
- Synarep, WA R+31
- Loomis, WA R+39
- Oroville, WA R+42
- North Omak, WA D+15
- Conconully, WA R+46
- Omak, WA R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marysville, PA R+35
- Mount Union, PA R+49
- Sobieski, WI R+44
- St. Augusta, MN R+38
- Eagle Lake, FL R+24
- Houston, MO R+66
- Knightstown, IN R+53
- McConnellsburg, PA R+62
- Waldport, OR D+11
- Royal, AR R+56
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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.