Tyler leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Tyler typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tyler, ~25% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tyler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tyler leans more Republican than 11 of 23 neighbors.
Tyler runs about 54 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Tyler is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tyler. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Tyler 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 Tyler, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tyler votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Tyler runs about 54 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Tyler are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tyler, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Tyler looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tyler 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Tyler have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waukon, WA R+42
- Lakeland Village, WA R+30
- Edwall, WA R+55
- Cheney, WA Even
- Espanola, WA R+35
- Medical Lake, WA R+25
- Four Lakes, WA R+31
- Fairchild AFB, WA R+13
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA R+37
- Marshall, WA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Akers, LA R+64
- Preston, MS R+21
- Bradford, IL R+49
- Rio Oso, CA R+52
- White Oak, OK R+62
- Susan Moore, AL R+84
- East Point, TX R+77
- Hadensville, VA R+37
- Indrio, FL R+30
- Unadilla, NE R+46
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.