Balboa is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Balboa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Balboa, ~46% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Balboa compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Balboa leans more Democratic than 7 of 13 neighbors.
Balboa runs about 15 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Balboa. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Balboa leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Balboa. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Balboa, Spokane, WA sits in the top quarter 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 Balboa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Balboa 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in Balboa own their home, compared to around 65% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Five Mile Prairie, Spokane, WA R+13
- Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA D+5
- North Indian Trail, Spokane, WA R+4
- North Hill, Spokane, WA D+10
- Nevada-Lidgerwood, Spokane, WA D+2
- Emerson Garfield, Spokane, WA D+21
- Whitman, Spokane, WA Even
- West Central, Spokane, WA D+32
- fairwood, Spokane, WA R+5
- Logan, Spokane, WA D+30
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Pipers Meadow, San Antonio, TX D+21
- Cedar Park, Seattle, WA D+67
- Sloan Lake, Denver, CO D+62
- Rabbit Creek, Anchorage, AK D+13
- Matthews Beach, Seattle, WA D+73
- Downtown Turlock, Turlock, CA Even
- Trestle Glen, Oakland, CA D+80
- Westside Lansing, Lansing, MI D+54
- Greenway, Beaverton, OR D+43
- Jacksonville Farms-Terrace, Jacksonville, FL D+16
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.