Moss Bay leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Moss Bay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moss Bay, ~53% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moss Bay compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Moss Bay leans more Democratic than 9 of 26 neighbors.
Moss Bay runs about 27 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Moss Bay 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 Moss Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in Moss Bay hold a bachelor's degree, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Moss Bay, Kirkland, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Moss Bay looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Moss Bay 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Moss Bay have completed high school, above 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Norkirk, Kirkland, WA D+49
- Houghton, Kirkland, WA D+47
- Highlands-Kirkland, Kirkland, WA D+45
- South Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+44
- Lake View, Kirkland, WA D+53
- North Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+45
- Juanita, Kirkland, WA D+44
- Grass Lawn, Redmond, WA D+50
- Bridle Trails, Bellevue, WA D+46
- Totem Lake, Kirkland, WA D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lower Garden District, New Orleans, LA D+47
- Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens, Alexandria, VA D+58
- Westbury, Houston, TX D+43
- Southeast, Brentwood, TN Even
- North End, Beaumont, TX D+71
- East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA D+82
- Westside, Missoula, MT D+35
- West Hill, Albany, NY D+66
- Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI D+14
- Glendale, Los Angeles, CA D+47
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.