Mountain View leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Mountain View typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain View, ~31% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain View compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mountain View leans more Democratic than 10 of 21 neighbors.
Politically, Mountain View sits close to the rest of Washington.
Why Mountain View 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 Mountain View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mountain View live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mountain View, Vancouver, 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 Mountain View looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 68% of households in Mountain View rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cascade Highlands, Vancouver, WA D+15
- Fircrest, Vancouver, WA D+21
- Countryside Woods, Vancouver, WA D+13
- Bennington, Vancouver, WA D+19
- Ellsworth Springs, Vancouver, WA D+25
- Fishers Landing East, Vancouver, WA D+26
- Landover-Sharmel, Vancouver, WA D+22
- Marrion, Vancouver, WA D+15
- Fisher-Mill Plain-Fisher's Village, Vancouver, WA D+3
- Image, Vancouver, WA D+4
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Tymber Skan on the Lake, Orlando, FL D+43
- Fruitvale, Bakersfield, CA R+34
- Mlk Park, Buffalo, NY D+79
- Bradford Park, Springfield, MO R+3
- Chollas View, San Diego, CA D+37
- Woodburn, Morgantown, WV D+31
- Linwood, Fort Lee, NJ D+22
- Southside University, St. Cloud, MN D+29
- West Gate, Austin, TX D+48
- University Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV D+31
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.