Wabash leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Wabash typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wabash, ~28% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wabash compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wabash leans more Republican than 73 of 82 neighbors.
Wabash runs about 49 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Wabash is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wabash. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Wabash 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 Wabash, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wabash votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Wabash runs about 49 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Wabash are family households, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wabash, WA sits in the top 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 Wabash looks the way it does
Turnout in Wabash 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
- Kummer, WA D+8
- Enumclaw, WA R+7
- Osceola, WA R+21
- Black Diamond, WA D+12
- Lake Morton-Berrydale, WA D+6
- Lake Tapps, WA R+9
- Boise, WA R+24
- Cumberland, WA R+22
- Buckley, WA R+26
- Kanaskat, WA R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Galatia, NY R+50
- Unionport, OH R+61
- Magnet, IN R+52
- Martinsburg, IA R+54
- Unity, AL R+80
- Max, MN R+21
- Cheyney, PA R+3
- Cambra, PA R+41
- Clipper Mills, CA R+27
- Patrick, TX D+11
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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.