Ballard is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Ballard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ballard, ~65% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ballard compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ballard leans more Democratic than 20 of 37 neighbors.
Ballard runs about 55 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Ballard. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+68), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Ballard 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 Ballard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Ballard hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Ballard have never been married, above 81% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ballard, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ballard looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ballard 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Ballard have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Sunset Hill, Seattle, WA D+70
- Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA D+83
- Loyal Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Fremont, Seattle, WA D+79
- Magnolia, Seattle, WA D+72
- Greenwood, Seattle, WA D+72
- Crown Hill, Seattle, WA D+69
- Interbay, Seattle, WA D+74
- Wallingford, Seattle, WA D+83
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Green Haven, Pasadena, MD R+13
- Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA D+26
- Midtown, Houston, TX D+42
- Love Field Area, Dallas, TX D+36
- Emmons Orchard, Lincoln Park, MI R+3
- Mt Pleasant, Cleveland, OH D+87
- The Avenues, Salt Lake City, UT D+64
- Forest Park, Portland, OR D+52
- Greenfield, Detroit, MI D+87
- Northwest Nashua, Nashua, NH D+23
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.