Chief Garry Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Chief Garry Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chief Garry Park, ~32% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chief Garry Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Chief Garry Park leans more Democratic than 7 of 18 neighbors.
Chief Garry Park runs about 7 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Chief Garry Park. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Chief Garry Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Chief Garry Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Chief Garry Park, 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 Chief Garry Park 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. Chief Garry Park 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
- Lower Beaver, Des Moines, IA D+23
- Oak Grove, Springfield, MO Even
- Indian Hill, Chicago Heights, IL D+53
- Rum Village, South Bend, IN D+29
- Van Steuban, Detroit, MI D+84
- Wildhorse, San Antonio, TX D+2
- Downtown Binghamton, Binghamton, NY D+30
- North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND D+7
- West End Theatre District, Allentown, PA D+26
- Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk, VA D+61
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.