Wenatchee Heights leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Wenatchee Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wenatchee Heights, ~17% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wenatchee Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wenatchee Heights leans more Republican than 17 of 19 neighbors.
Wenatchee Heights runs about 59 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Wenatchee Heights is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wenatchee Heights. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Wenatchee Heights 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 Wenatchee Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wenatchee Heights live in densely developed areas, about 36 points below the Washington average of 41%. Wenatchee Heights runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Wenatchee Heights, WA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wenatchee Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wenatchee Heights 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
- Malaga, WA R+39
- Wenatchee, WA R+5
- East Wenatchee Bench, WA R+5
- East Wenatchee, WA R+24
- West Wenatchee, WA R+21
- Rock Island, WA R+36
- Sunnyslope, WA R+21
- Monitor, WA R+38
- Cashmere, WA R+22
- Liberty, WA R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alamo, NV R+75
- Aguila, AZ R+52
- Lewistown, OH R+70
- Midvale, OH R+57
- Fannin, MS R+71
- Bucklin, KS R+76
- Comfrey, MN R+63
- Spurlock, KY R+75
- Grethel, KY R+68
- Noti, OR R+21
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.