Veradale leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Veradale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Veradale, ~33% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Veradale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Veradale leans more Republican than 8 of 52 neighbors.
Veradale runs about 36 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Veradale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Veradale. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Veradale 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 Veradale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Veradale votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 85%, far above the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Veradale runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Veradale, WA sits in the top tenth 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 Veradale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Veradale 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenacres, WA R+22
- Spokane Valley, WA R+11
- Millwood, WA R+11
- Liberty Lake, WA R+15
- Otis Orchards, WA R+34
- Mica, WA R+34
- Valleyford, WA R+32
- Newman Lake, WA R+35
- State Line, ID R+64
- Spokane, WA R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Southchase, FL D+9
- Cambridge, MD D+18
- Sparta, WI R+23
- Cloverly, MD D+48
- Plymouth Meeting, PA D+19
- Laurel, VA D+30
- Fishkill, NY D+4
- Newberry, FL R+16
- Dewitt, MI Even
- Hibbing, MN R+2
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.