Hamey Heights leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Hamey Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamey Heights, ~26% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hamey Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hamey Heights leans more Democratic than 17 of 22 neighbors.
Hamey Heights runs about 14 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Hamey Heights. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+41) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Hamey Heights 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 Hamey Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Hamey Heights have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 40%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Hamey Heights, Vancouver, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hamey Heights looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 76% of households in Hamey Heights rent, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Hamey Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bagley Downs, Vancouver, WA D+20
- Rose Village, Vancouver, WA D+30
- Esther Short, Vancouver, WA D+46
- West Minnehaha, Vancouver, WA D+18
- Ogden, Vancouver, WA D+20
- Vancouver Heights, Vancouver, WA D+19
- Lincoln, Vancouver, WA D+44
- Van Mall, Vancouver, WA D+23
- Oakbrook, Vancouver, WA D+13
- Bridgeton, Portland, OR D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Adams Farm, Greensboro, NC D+41
- Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring, TX R+15
- Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA D+46
- North Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI D+86
- Royal Land, Coral Springs, FL D+22
- Bethany, Lincoln, NE D+10
- Mid-Town Belvedere, Baltimore, MD D+80
- Filbert-Winesap, Bothell West, WA D+18
- North Wyoming, Albuquerque, NM D+14
- Westwood, Little Rock, AR D+65
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.