Bridle Trails leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Bridle Trails typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridle Trails, ~50% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridle Trails compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bridle Trails leans more Democratic than 16 of 25 neighbors.
Bridle Trails runs about 28 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Bridle Trails 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 Bridle Trails, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 75% of adults in Bridle Trails hold a bachelor's degree, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bridle Trails, Bellevue, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bridle Trails looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bridle Trails 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Bridle Trails have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southern Highlands, Enterprise, NV R+5
- North Hyde Park, Tampa, FL D+12
- Columbus Park, Worcester, MA D+29
- Windsor Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Winter Hill, Somerville, MA D+65
- North Boulder, Boulder, CO D+72
- Shaw, Washington, DC D+84
- North Berkeley, Berkeley, CA D+82
- Maplewood, Fall River, MA R+6
- South Side, Mount Vernon, NY D+75
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.