Somerset leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Somerset typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Somerset, ~60% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Somerset compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Somerset leans more Democratic than 12 of 15 neighbors.
Somerset runs about 28 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Somerset 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 Somerset, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Somerset hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Somerset, Bellevue, WA does.
Why turnout in Somerset looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Somerset 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Somerset have completed high school, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Longfellow, Iowa City, IA D+48
- Jacksonville Heights, Jacksonville, FL D+30
- Haddington, Philadelphia, PA D+89
- North Clairemont, San Diego, CA D+25
- Tennyson-Alquire, Hayward, CA D+35
- Cascade, Anderson, CA R+33
- Washington Manor-Bonaire, San Leandro, CA D+28
- Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY D+21
- Lincoln Park, San Diego, CA D+40
- North Central San Francisco, San Mateo, CA D+50
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.