Washington leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Washington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington, ~16% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Washington leans more Republican than 3 of 76 neighbors.
Washington runs about 27 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Washington. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Washington 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 Washington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Washington votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the Indiana average of 25%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Washington, IN sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Washington looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Washington is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Washington rent, compared to around 15% in nearby cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Washington have more than one occupant per room, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Washington, IN R+63
- Maysville, IN R+64
- Glendale, IN R+70
- Montgomery, IN R+69
- Wheatland, IN R+63
- Plainville, IN R+73
- Ragsdale, IN R+63
- Cannelburg, IN R+74
- Monroe City, IN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- South River, NJ R+13
- Bedford, VA R+39
- Taylorville, IL R+40
- Laconia, NH D+2
- Guntersville, AL R+64
- Westwood, MA D+28
- Smithfield, VA R+7
- Comstock Park, MI R+6
- Riverside, RI D+8
- Fort Riley, KS R+24
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.