Samish Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Samish Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Samish Hill, ~63% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Samish Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Samish Hill leans more Democratic than 4 of 11 neighbors.
Samish Hill runs about 38 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Samish Hill. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+62) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Samish 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 Samish Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in Samish Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Samish Hill have never been married, above 75% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA sits above the national average 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 Samish Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Samish 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Samish Hill have completed high school, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA D+69
- Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA D+73
- Sehome, Bellingham, WA D+74
- South Hill, Bellingham, WA D+67
- Puget, Bellingham, WA D+48
- York, Bellingham, WA D+69
- Lettered Streets, Bellingham, WA D+73
- Columbia, Bellingham, WA D+72
- Silver Beach, Bellingham, WA D+41
- Mount Baker, Bellingham, WA D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Pill Hill, Chicago, IL D+85
- University South, Palo Alto, CA D+66
- Country Isles, Weston, FL Even
- Aviation, Detroit, MI D+88
- Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, UT D+30
- Marina West, Oxnard, CA D+31
- West Side, Charleston, WV D+43
- Pendleton Heights, Kansas City, MO D+62
- Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL D+75
- Lasell Village, Auburndale, MA D+57
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.