Lake Forest Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Lake Forest Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Forest Park, ~67% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Forest Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Forest Park leans more Democratic than 92 of 93 neighbors.
Lake Forest Park runs about 38 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lake Forest Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Lake Forest Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lake Forest Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Lake Forest Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Lake Forest Park sits in the top fifth on density (about 88%, above 96% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Lake Forest Park have never been married, above 77% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lake Forest Park, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lake Forest Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Forest Park 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Lake Forest Park have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kenmore, WA D+46
- Shoreline, WA D+48
- Brier, WA D+21
- Mountlake Terrace, WA D+27
- Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA D+44
- Bothell West, WA D+23
- Bothell, WA D+29
- Edmonds, WA D+30
- Woodway, WA D+11
- Lynnwood, WA D+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sumner, WA D+6
- Brecksville, OH Even
- Bonham, TX R+42
- Bangor, PA R+27
- Luling, LA R+39
- Weigelstown, PA R+25
- Clayton, CA D+14
- Millbury, MA Even
- Fair Oaks, GA D+37
- Massena, NY R+13
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.