Cottage Lake leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Cottage Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cottage Lake, ~60% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cottage Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cottage Lake leans more Democratic than 43 of 84 neighbors.
Cottage Lake runs about 10 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cottage Lake. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+34) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Cottage Lake leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cottage Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Cottage Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Cottage Lake sits in the top fifth on density (about 70%, above 92% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cottage Lake, WA sits in the top tenth 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 Cottage Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cottage Lake 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Cottage Lake own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cottage Lake have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodinville, WA D+32
- Kingsgate, WA D+40
- Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA D+33
- Redmond, WA D+45
- Duvall, WA D+17
- Clearview, WA D+17
- Bothell, WA D+29
- Kirkland, WA D+45
- Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA D+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Morris, IL R+23
- Norwood, OH D+21
- East Falmouth, MA D+16
- Woodbridge, NJ D+9
- Horseheads, NY R+19
- Haughton, LA R+55
- Winthrop Town, MA D+20
- Northfield, OH R+6
- Paradise Valley, AZ R+15
- Center Point, AL D+67
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.