Northgate is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Northgate typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northgate, ~45% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northgate compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Northgate leans more Democratic than 5 of 30 neighbors.
Northgate runs about 47 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Northgate. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+74) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Northgate 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 Northgate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Northgate hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Northgate, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Northgate looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 73% of households in Northgate rent, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Victory Heights, Seattle, WA D+69
- Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA D+78
- Haller Lake, Seattle, WA D+60
- North College Park, Seattle, WA D+68
- Meadowbrook, Seattle, WA D+74
- Olympic Hills, Seattle, WA D+58
- Bitter Lake, Seattle, WA D+57
- Cedar Park, Seattle, WA D+67
- Wedgwood, Seattle, WA D+76
- Greenwood, Seattle, WA D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Tyner Homes, Bakersfield, CA D+5
- Mission Hills-San Diego, San Diego, CA D+42
- Adams, Huntington Beach, CA Even
- Alessandro, San Bernardino, CA D+29
- Parkside, Camden, NJ D+79
- U of O Campus, Eugene, OR D+74
- West Hills, Huntington, NY R+4
- Alger Heights, Grand Rapids, MI D+46
- Downtown Ashtabula, Ashtabula, OH Even
- Turtle Ridge, Irvine, CA R+6
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.