Arbor Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Arbor Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arbor Heights, ~77% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arbor Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Arbor Heights leans more Democratic than 9 of 14 neighbors.
Arbor Heights runs about 47 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Arbor Heights leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Arbor Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Arbor Heights hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Arbor Heights, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Arbor Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Arbor 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in Arbor Heights own their home, compared to around 64% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Arbor Heights have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fauntleroy, Seattle, WA D+73
- Shorewood, Seattle, WA D+45
- Roxhill, Seattle, WA D+67
- South Delridge, Seattle, WA D+52
- Highland Park, Seattle, WA D+59
- High Point, Seattle, WA D+63
- Highline, Seattle, WA D+37
- Riverview, Seattle, WA D+58
- South Park, Seattle, WA D+50
- West Seattle, Seattle, WA D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Loop, Austin, TX D+69
- Elizabeth, Charlotte, NC D+52
- Utah Park, Aurora, CO D+34
- Merry Oaks, Nashville, TN D+5
- Hancock, Austin, TX D+65
- Northwest Triangle, York, PA D+40
- Virginia Park, Tampa, FL D+2
- Stafford-Tualatin Valley, West Linn, OR D+21
- Davis Island, Tampa, FL R+10
- North Central, Raleigh, NC D+67
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.