Idylwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Idylwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Idylwood, ~64% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Idylwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Idylwood leans more Democratic than 16 of 18 neighbors.
Idylwood runs about 33 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Idylwood 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 Idylwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Idylwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Idylwood, Redmond, WA does.
Why turnout in Idylwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Idylwood 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in Idylwood own their home, compared to around 51% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Idylwood have completed high school, above 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Tam O'shanter, Bellevue, WA D+44
- Interlake, Bellevue, WA D+49
- Crossroads, Bellevue, WA D+44
- Southeast Redmond, Redmond, WA D+38
- Overlake, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Lake Hills, Bellevue, WA D+43
- Bridle Trails, Bellevue, WA D+46
- Grass Lawn, Redmond, WA D+50
- Downtown Redmond, Redmond, WA D+53
- West Lake Sammamish, Bellevue, WA D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mount Pleasant Area, Mount Pleasant, NC R+59
- Fondren Gardens, Houston, TX D+44
- West Atherton, Atherton, CA D+43
- Rothfield, Semmes, AL R+41
- Highland Farms-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Raintree, Kissimmee, FL R+5
- Norton Commons, Prospect, KY R+4
- Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville, FL D+65
- Talus, Issaquah, WA D+54
- El Gheko, Tucson, AZ D+29
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.