South Westside is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 66% of adults in South Westside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Westside, ~51% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Westside compares
South Westside runs about 36 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why South Westside 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 South Westside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in South Westside have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%).
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; South Westside, Olympia, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in South Westside looks the way it does
Turnout in South Westside 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
- North East, Olympia, WA D+58
- Woodbrook, Lakewood, WA Even
- South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+33
- West End, Tacoma, WA D+33
- South End, Tacoma, WA D+31
- Central, Tacoma, WA D+52
- North End, Tacoma, WA D+58
- Elk Plain, Spanaway, WA R+13
- Eastside Enact, Tacoma, WA D+32
- Frederickson, Tacoma, WA R+3
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- La Avenida, Rochester, NY D+62
- Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ D+15
- Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, FL R+4
- City Center, Aurora, CO D+45
- El Cerritos, San Diego, CA D+48
- Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN D+61
- Prairie-Piper-KC-KS, Kansas City, KS R+7
- Bayside, Everett, WA D+36
- Woodbine, Nashville, TN D+26
- Terra del Sol, Houston, TX D+40
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.