Touchet is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Touchet typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Touchet, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Touchet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Touchet leans more Republican than 13 of 18 neighbors.
Touchet runs about 74 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Touchet is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Touchet 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 Touchet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Touchet votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Touchet runs about 74 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Touchet sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Touchet are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Touchet, WA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Touchet looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Touchet is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lowden, WA R+55
- Umapine, OR R+57
- Helix, OR R+53
- College Place, WA R+3
- Milton-Freewater, OR R+32
- Wallula, WA R+57
- Walla Walla, WA D+2
- Athena, OR R+60
- Walla Walla East, WA R+23
- Myrick, OR R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Denver, OH R+62
- State Farm, VA R+22
- Chili, WI R+45
- Goldston, NC R+40
- DeFord, MI R+51
- Dudley, GA R+53
- Edgerton, MI R+31
- Lockwood, MO R+62
- Ashcamp, KY R+69
- Council, ID R+58
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.