Bemiss is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Bemiss typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bemiss, ~32% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bemiss compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bemiss sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 4 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 14 leaning the other way.
Bemiss runs about 16 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Bemiss. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Bemiss 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 Bemiss, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Bemiss, about 79% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Washington average of 34%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Bemiss, Spokane, WA sits in the top quarter 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 Bemiss looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Bemiss sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Willard-Hay, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Grant Ferry, Buffalo, NY D+54
- Cochran's Crossing, The Woodlands, TX R+27
- Moreland, Chicago, IL D+77
- Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+58
- Weinland Park, Columbus, OH D+61
- Rossville, Staten Island, NY R+57
- Rohnerville, Fortuna, CA D+6
- South Coconut Grove, Miami, FL D+26
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.