Greenwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Greenwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenwood, ~62% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greenwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greenwood leans more Democratic than 17 of 35 neighbors.
Greenwood runs about 54 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Greenwood. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Greenwood 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 Greenwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in Greenwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 37 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; Greenwood, 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 Greenwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Greenwood 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Crown Hill, Seattle, WA D+69
- North College Park, Seattle, WA D+68
- Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA D+83
- Green Lake, Seattle, WA D+76
- Loyal Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA D+78
- Broadview, Seattle, WA D+63
- Northgate, Seattle, WA D+65
- Ballard, Seattle, WA D+73
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI D+33
- South Evanston, Evanston, IL D+81
- Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD D+68
- Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Deaveaux, Toledo, OH D+23
- Summit-University, St. Paul, MN D+72
- Ellet, Akron, OH R+4
- Broadmoor-Anderson Isle-Shreve Isle, Shreveport, LA R+7
- Woodbury, Irvine, CA D+16
- Ballantyne West, Charlotte, NC D+15
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.