Whitstran leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Whitstran typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitstran, ~15% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitstran compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitstran leans more Republican than 10 of 12 neighbors.
Whitstran runs about 62 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Whitstran is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whitstran. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Whitstran 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 Whitstran, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Whitstran votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Whitstran runs about 62 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Whitstran are family households, above 90% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Whitstran, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Whitstran looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Whitstran 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 42% of households in Whitstran rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prosser, WA R+28
- Kiona, WA R+54
- Benton City, WA R+44
- Grandview, WA Even
- West Richland, WA R+30
- Paterson, WA R+40
- Mabton, WA D+3
- Sunnyside, WA D+4
- Richland, WA R+9
- Outlook, WA R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoe, OK R+69
- Humboldt, SD R+54
- Clarksburg, PA R+55
- White Lake, NC R+50
- Lenzburg, IL R+57
- Holmesville, NE R+44
- Little River, CA D+63
- Belt, MT R+52
- Free Union, VA D+13
- West Chesterfield, NH D+5
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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.