Frederickson is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Frederickson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Frederickson, ~33% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Frederickson compares
Frederickson runs about 21 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Frederickson sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Frederickson. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Frederickson 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 Frederickson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Frederickson votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Frederickson runs about 21 points more Republican.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a rural land-use pattern and dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Frederickson, Tacoma, WA does.
Why turnout in Frederickson looks the way it does
Turnout in Frederickson sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Elk Plain, Spanaway, WA R+13
- Summit, Puyallup, WA R+3
- Waller, Tacoma, WA R+4
- South End, Tacoma, WA D+31
- Woodbrook, Lakewood, WA Even
- Eastside Enact, Tacoma, WA D+32
- South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+33
- New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+49
- Central, Tacoma, WA D+52
- North End, Tacoma, WA D+58
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southside, Huntington, WV D+31
- South Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI D+38
- Harding, Roseville, CA D+4
- Highland Park, Pittsburgh, PA D+74
- MIT, Cambridge, MA D+70
- Melrose Manors, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+58
- West Southwest 2, Topeka, KS D+9
- Arlingwood, Jacksonville, FL R+2
- Eagle Point District, Dubuque, IA D+5
- Parkdale-Walden, Kansas City, MO D+8
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.