Phinney Ridge is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Phinney Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Phinney Ridge, ~80% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Phinney Ridge compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Phinney Ridge is the most Democratic-leaning.
Phinney Ridge runs about 65 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Phinney Ridge 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 Phinney Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Phinney Ridge hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Phinney Ridge sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Phinney Ridge, Seattle, 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 Phinney Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Phinney Ridge 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Phinney Ridge have completed high school, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Ballard, Seattle, WA D+73
- Greenwood, Seattle, WA D+72
- Green Lake, Seattle, WA D+76
- Fremont, Seattle, WA D+79
- Loyal Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Wallingford, Seattle, WA D+83
- Crown Hill, Seattle, WA D+69
- Sunset Hill, Seattle, WA D+70
- North College Park, Seattle, WA D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Westside, Atlantic City, NJ D+68
- Pearl District, Portland, OR D+63
- Washington Square, Brookline, MA D+72
- Riverview, Kansas City, KS D+37
- Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL D+54
- Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, AK D+10
- Hunting Ridge, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Brick Church Bellshire, Nashville, TN D+71
- Westmont, Everett, WA D+22
- Greenmount, Baltimore, MD D+87
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.