North Rose Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 74% of adults in North Rose Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Rose Hill, ~53% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Rose Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Rose Hill leans more Democratic than 9 of 20 neighbors.
North Rose Hill runs about 26 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why North Rose Hill 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 North Rose Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in North Rose Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA sits in the top quarter 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 North Rose Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Rose Hill 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Highlands-Kirkland, Kirkland, WA D+45
- South Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+44
- Totem Lake, Kirkland, WA D+40
- Norkirk, Kirkland, WA D+49
- Moss Bay, Kirkland, WA D+45
- Juanita, Kirkland, WA D+44
- Grass Lawn, Redmond, WA D+50
- Downtown Redmond, Redmond, WA D+53
- Houghton, Kirkland, WA D+47
- Education Hill, Redmond, WA D+47
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Natomas Park, Sacramento, CA D+27
- Edmund F Burton, Oak Park, IL D+75
- Lincoln Village Proper, Stockton, CA D+2
- Bayview Area, Baltimore, MD D+20
- Sable Altura Chambers, Aurora, CO D+24
- Forest Hills-Miami, Coral Springs, FL D+19
- Gresham-North Central, Gresham, OR D+19
- Northwest, Kansas City, KS D+64
- Saddle Rock Golf Club, Aurora, CO D+10
- Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA D+79
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.