Meydenbauer leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Meydenbauer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meydenbauer, ~58% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meydenbauer compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Meydenbauer leans more Democratic than 10 of 26 neighbors.
Meydenbauer runs about 27 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Meydenbauer 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 Meydenbauer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in Meydenbauer hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean
Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Meydenbauer, Bellevue, WA does.
Why turnout in Meydenbauer looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Meydenbauer 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Meydenbauer have completed high school, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Woodbridge, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Wilburton, Bellevue, WA D+41
- McGilvra, Mercer Island, WA D+52
- Factoria, Bellevue, WA D+40
- Mercer Heights, Mercer Island, WA D+48
- Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA D+53
- Lake Hills, Bellevue, WA D+43
- Eastgate, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Overlake, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Lake View, Kirkland, WA D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Arlington Center, Arlington, MA D+71
- Standish, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ D+36
- Sierra Springs, San Antonio, TX D+12
- Gross Point, Wilmette, IL D+47
- West Augusta, Augusta, GA D+6
- Palmer, Newport News, VA D+32
- 25th Street, Ogden, UT D+13
- Westwood-San Francisco, Napa, CA D+35
- Memorial Northwest, Spring, TX R+20
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.