Usk leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Usk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Usk, ~24% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Usk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Usk leans more Republican than 8 of 20 neighbors.
Usk runs about 62 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Usk is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Usk. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Usk 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 Usk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Usk votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Usk runs about 62 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Usk sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Usk, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Usk looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Usk 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 61%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Usk own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Usk have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lost Creek, WA R+48
- Tiger, WA R+49
- Locke, WA R+53
- Newport, WA R+33
- Diamond Lake, WA R+32
- Cusick, WA R+52
- Oldtown, ID R+60
- Elk, WA R+43
- Loon Lake, WA R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Larone, ME R+23
- Sarahsville, OH R+65
- Cade, LA R+45
- Adah, PA R+37
- Arnegard, ND R+76
- Toledo, GA R+82
- Johnson Corner, GA R+72
- Orbisonia, PA R+66
- Wheatland, IN R+63
- Wadestown, WV R+58
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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.