Lake Hills leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Lake Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Hills, ~45% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lake Hills leans more Democratic than 9 of 21 neighbors.
Lake Hills runs about 25 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Lake Hills 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 Lake Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 64% of adults in Lake Hills hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lake Hills, Bellevue, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lake Hills looks the way it does
Turnout in Lake Hills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Crossroads, Bellevue, WA D+44
- Wilburton, Bellevue, WA D+41
- Overlake, Bellevue, WA D+42
- West Lake Sammamish, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Tam O'shanter, Bellevue, WA D+44
- Woodbridge, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Interlake, Bellevue, WA D+49
- Eastgate, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Idylwood, Redmond, WA D+51
- Factoria, Bellevue, WA D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sherwood Manor, Stockton, CA D+14
- Education Hill, Redmond, WA D+47
- South End, Nashua, NH D+16
- Archer Heights, Chicago, IL D+28
- Wilkes, Portland, OR D+28
- Aurora Highlands, Arlington, VA D+61
- Stanton Park, Washington, DC D+84
- Eastside Lansing, Lansing, MI D+45
- Mid-City, New Orleans, LA D+60
- Sellwood-Moreland, Portland, OR D+77
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.