Wallula Junction is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Wallula Junction typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallula Junction, ~10% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallula Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wallula Junction leans more Republican than 9 of 18 neighbors.
Wallula Junction runs about 69 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Wallula Junction is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wallula Junction. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Wallula Junction 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 Wallula Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Wallula Junction live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Washington average of 41%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Wallula Junction are family households, above 77% of cities. Wallula Junction runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wallula Junction, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wallula Junction looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wallula Junction is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Wallula Junction have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wallula, WA R+57
- Finley, WA R+41
- Burbank, WA R+54
- Kennewick, WA R+21
- Umatilla, OR R+38
- Helix, OR R+53
- Touchet, WA R+56
- Pasco, WA R+9
- Lowden, WA R+55
- Hermiston, OR R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bear Mountain, NY R+13
- Shortleaf, AL D+11
- Starks, IL R+19
- Sil Murk, AZ R+9
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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.