Lettered Streets is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Lettered Streets typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lettered Streets, ~60% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lettered Streets compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lettered Streets leans more Democratic than 11 of 12 neighbors.
Lettered Streets runs about 55 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Lettered Streets leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Lettered Streets. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Lettered Streets, Bellingham, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Lettered Streets looks the way it does
Turnout in Lettered Streets 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
- Columbia, Bellingham, WA D+72
- York, Bellingham, WA D+69
- Sehome, Bellingham, WA D+74
- Puget, Bellingham, WA D+48
- Birchwood, Bellingham, WA D+46
- Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA D+73
- Mount Baker, Bellingham, WA D+46
- South Hill, Bellingham, WA D+67
- Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA D+69
- Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA D+56
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sequoyah, Tulsa, OK D+11
- Locust Point, Baltimore, MD D+46
- Oaklawn, Cranston, RI Even
- Northeast Garland, Garland, TX D+12
- Downtown Elyria, Elyria, OH D+15
- Keene Valley, Richland, WA R+9
- West Huntington, Huntington, WV R+13
- Regency, Pueblo, CO Even
- Downtown Neptune City, Neptune City, NJ D+8
- Marvintown, Erie, PA D+27
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.