Fremont is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Fremont typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fremont, ~65% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fremont compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fremont leans more Democratic than 33 of 42 neighbors.
Fremont runs about 61 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Fremont. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+73), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Fremont 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 Fremont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 84% of adults in Fremont hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Fremont have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fremont, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fremont looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fremont 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fremont have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Pullman, Chicago, IL D+82
- Central, Fresno, CA D+30
- Los Altos, Long Beach, CA D+24
- North Plymouth, Plymouth, MA D+16
- Springfield-Belmont, Newark, NJ D+77
- Mercury Central, Hampton, VA D+47
- Magnolia Center, Riverside, CA D+8
- Stadium-Armory, Washington, DC D+85
- Spring Garden, Philadelphia, PA D+71
- Ponderosa Park, Sunnyvale, CA D+34
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.