Green Lake is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Green Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Lake, ~69% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Lake compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Green Lake leans more Democratic than 27 of 40 neighbors.
Green Lake runs about 58 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Green Lake. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+68), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Green Lake 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 Green Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Green Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Green Lake, Seattle, 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 Green Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Green 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Green Lake have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Roosevelt, Seattle, WA D+77
- Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA D+78
- Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA D+83
- North College Park, Seattle, WA D+68
- Ravenna, Seattle, WA D+81
- Greenwood, Seattle, WA D+72
- Wallingford, Seattle, WA D+83
- University District, Seattle, WA D+67
- Wedgwood, Seattle, WA D+76
- Fremont, Seattle, WA D+79
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bulls Head, Staten Island, NY R+31
- North Shore, Haleiwa, HI D+7
- Brentwood, Austin, TX D+59
- Brookside, Stockton, CA D+12
- Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, LA D+39
- El Toro Marine Air Station, Irvine, CA D+18
- Bloomfield-Allen, Des Moines, IA D+4
- Shenandoah, Aurora, CO D+23
- Friendly, Fort Washington, MD D+78
- Serramonte, Daly City, CA D+36
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.