West Clarkston-Highland leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 70% of adults in West Clarkston-Highland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Clarkston-Highland, ~25% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Clarkston-Highland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Clarkston-Highland leans more Republican than 8 of 29 neighbors.
West Clarkston-Highland runs about 47 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while West Clarkston-Highland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Clarkston-Highland. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 11 points.
Why West Clarkston-Highland 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 West Clarkston-Highland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Clarkston-Highland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 84%, far above the Washington average of 41%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. West Clarkston-Highland runs against the grain of Washington, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; West Clarkston-Highland, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in West Clarkston-Highland looks the way it does
Turnout in West Clarkston-Highland 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
- Clarkston, WA R+19
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA R+33
- Clarkston Heights, WA R+30
- Lewiston, ID R+36
- Asotin, WA R+46
- Lewiston Orchards, ID R+47
- Uniontown, WA R+43
- Lapwai, ID R+5
- Webb, ID R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hinton, OK R+64
- Windcrest, TX D+4
- Cherokee, IA R+36
- Annandale, MN R+34
- West Newton, PA R+33
- Asbury, IA R+18
- Wendell, ID R+53
- Solon, IA Even
- Oak Park Heights, MN D+16
- Norwood, PA R+5
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.