Education Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Education Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Education Hill, ~50% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Education Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Education Hill leans more Democratic than 14 of 19 neighbors.
Education Hill runs about 29 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Education Hill. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+43), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Education Hill 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 Education Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 76% of adults in Education Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean
Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Education Hill, Redmond, WA does.
Why turnout in Education Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Education Hill 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Education Hill have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Redmond, Redmond, WA D+53
- North Redmond, Redmond, WA D+42
- Grass Lawn, Redmond, WA D+50
- Southeast Redmond, Redmond, WA D+38
- North Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+45
- South Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+44
- Totem Lake, Kirkland, WA D+40
- Highlands-Kirkland, Kirkland, WA D+45
- Bridle Trails, Bellevue, WA D+46
- Idylwood, Redmond, WA D+51
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South End, Nashua, NH D+16
- Wilkes, Portland, OR D+28
- Lake Hills, Bellevue, WA D+43
- Normal Heights, San Diego, CA D+60
- Sherwood Manor, Stockton, CA D+14
- Silver Lake, Providence, RI D+24
- Archer Heights, Chicago, IL D+28
- Aurora Highlands, Arlington, VA D+61
- Stanton Park, Washington, DC D+84
- Eastside Lansing, Lansing, MI D+45
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.