West Wenatchee leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 53% of adults in West Wenatchee typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Wenatchee, ~21% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Wenatchee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Wenatchee leans more Republican than 5 of 20 neighbors.
West Wenatchee runs about 39 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while West Wenatchee is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Wenatchee. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 16 points.
Why West Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Wenatchee votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while West Wenatchee runs about 39 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in West Wenatchee are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Wenatchee, WA sits in the top tenth 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 West Wenatchee looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Wenatchee 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Wenatchee Bench, WA R+5
- Wenatchee, WA R+5
- Sunnyslope, WA R+21
- Monitor, WA R+38
- East Wenatchee, WA R+24
- Cashmere, WA R+22
- Wenatchee Heights, WA R+41
- Malaga, WA R+39
- Rock Island, WA R+36
- Dryden, WA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zieglerville, PA R+16
- Nogal, NM R+55
- Clarksville, MO R+54
- Lyons, WI R+34
- St. Stephens, AL R+56
- Pointe a la Hache, LA D+71
- Wilmar, NC R+46
- Snow Shoe, PA R+43
- Copake Falls, NY D+15
- Lake Spring, MO R+74
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.