Medina leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Medina typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Medina, ~42% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Medina compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Medina leans more Democratic than 60 of 102 neighbors.
Medina runs about 10 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Medina 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 Medina, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 87% of adults in Medina hold a bachelor's degree, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Medina sits in the top fifth on density (about 56%, above 89% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Medina, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Medina looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Medina 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Medina have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clyde Hill, WA D+41
- Hunts Point, WA D+37
- Yarrow Point, WA D+37
- Beaux Arts Village, WA D+48
- Bellevue, WA D+44
- Mercer Island, WA D+50
- Seattle, WA D+30
- Kirkland, WA D+45
- Redmond, WA D+45
- Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA D+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cove, TX R+69
- Galveston, IN R+56
- Fairmount, GA R+75
- Hawarden, IA R+52
- Stearns, KY R+73
- Riverview, MO D+69
- Rough And Ready, CA R+7
- Pauma Valley, CA R+26
- Wiggins, CO R+63
- Wyandotte, OK R+63
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.