Houghton leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Houghton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Houghton, ~52% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Houghton compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Houghton leans more Democratic than 15 of 27 neighbors.
Houghton runs about 29 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Houghton 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 Houghton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Houghton hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Houghton, Kirkland, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Houghton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Houghton 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 Houghton have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lake View, Kirkland, WA D+53
- Moss Bay, Kirkland, WA D+45
- South Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+44
- Bridle Trails, Bellevue, WA D+46
- Norkirk, Kirkland, WA D+49
- Highlands-Kirkland, Kirkland, WA D+45
- Grass Lawn, Redmond, WA D+50
- North Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+45
- Overlake, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Juanita, Kirkland, WA D+44
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN D+30
- Clayton, Denver, CO D+68
- Park Forest, Kansas City, MO D+12
- Onyx, Toledo, OH D+86
- Skinker-Debaliviere, St. Louis, MO D+79
- West End, Albany, NY D+61
- North Central Loma Linda, Loma Linda, CA D+11
- Rio Lindo, Oxnard, CA D+31
- Summit Lake, Akron, OH D+50
- Stoneybrook, Alafaya, FL Even
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.