Fall City leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Fall City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fall City, ~58% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fall City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fall City leans more Democratic than 36 of 81 neighbors.
Fall City runs about 5 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fall City. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Fall City 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 Fall City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in Fall City hold a bachelor's degree, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Fall City sits in the top fifth on density (about 40%, above 84% of cities).
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 Fall City, WA does.
Why turnout in Fall City looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fall City 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Fall City own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fall City have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spring Glen, WA D+25
- Preston, WA D+28
- Snoqualmie, WA D+31
- Upper Preston, WA D+29
- Klahanie, WA D+42
- Issaquah, WA D+42
- Carnation, WA D+16
- Ellisville, WA D+16
- Sammamish, WA D+38
- North Bend, WA D+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Egypt, NJ R+40
- Williamson, AZ R+39
- Homer, NY R+16
- Orchard Homes, MT D+3
- Stanardsville, VA R+37
- Barboursville, VA R+14
- Palmer, TX R+49
- Staunton, IL R+35
- Bay Harbor Islands, FL R+15
- North Fond du Lac, WI R+19
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.