Seattle Hill-Silver Firs leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Seattle Hill-Silver Firs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seattle Hill-Silver Firs, ~50% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seattle Hill-Silver Firs compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Seattle Hill-Silver Firs leans more Democratic than 5 of 12 neighbors.
Politically, Seattle Hill-Silver Firs sits close to the rest of Washington.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Seattle Hill-Silver Firs. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Seattle Hill-Silver Firs 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 Seattle Hill-Silver Firs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Seattle Hill-Silver Firs hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean
Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Seattle Hill-Silver Firs, Silver Firs, WA does.
Why turnout in Seattle Hill-Silver Firs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Seattle Hill-Silver Firs 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs, WA D+8
- Silver Lake, Eastmont, WA D+9
- North Creek, Bothell, WA D+24
- Martha Lake, Lynnwood, WA D+24
- Thrasher's Corner-Red Hawk, Bothell, WA D+26
- Pinehurst, Everett, WA D+27
- Everett Mall South, Everett, WA D+13
- Filbert-Winesap, Bothell West, WA D+18
- Canyon Creek-39th SE, Bothell, WA D+20
- Cascade View, Everett, WA D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West and East Lealman, Lealman, FL R+5
- Temple Park, Tampa, FL D+27
- West End, Providence, RI D+48
- North Park, Chicago, IL D+28
- Hyde Park-Brookwood-Southern Hills, Shreveport, LA D+26
- Koreatown, Palisades Park, NJ D+5
- 441 Corridor, Hollywood, FL D+11
- Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+48
- North Valley San Diego, Oceanside, CA D+10
- Buffalo, Las Vegas, NV D+18
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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.