Olympic Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Olympic Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olympic Hills, ~50% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olympic Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Olympic Hills leans more Democratic than 6 of 29 neighbors.
Olympic Hills runs about 40 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Olympic Hills leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Olympic Hills. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Olympic Hills, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Olympic Hills looks the way it does
Turnout in Olympic Hills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cedar Park, Seattle, WA D+67
- Victory Heights, Seattle, WA D+69
- Meadowbrook, Seattle, WA D+74
- Northgate, Seattle, WA D+65
- Haller Lake, Seattle, WA D+60
- Matthews Beach, Seattle, WA D+73
- Bitter Lake, Seattle, WA D+57
- Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA D+78
- Meridian Park, Shoreline, WA D+43
- North College Park, Seattle, WA D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Applewood, Lakewood, CO D+26
- South Central Westminster, Westminster, CO D+19
- Milwood, Austin, TX D+42
- Hough, Cleveland, OH D+85
- Twin Lakes, Las Vegas, NV D+23
- Overtown, Miami, FL D+37
- Cow Hollow, San Francisco, CA D+64
- Central City, Salt Lake City, UT D+60
- Oakley, Cincinnati, OH D+44
- Ashburn Farm, Ashburn, VA D+23
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.