Sunset Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Sunset Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunset Hill, ~69% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunset Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sunset Hill leans more Democratic than 12 of 32 neighbors.
Sunset Hill runs about 52 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sunset Hill. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+65), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Sunset 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 Sunset Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Sunset Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sunset Hill, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sunset Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sunset 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Sunset Hill have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Loyal Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Ballard, Seattle, WA D+73
- Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA D+83
- Magnolia, Seattle, WA D+72
- Crown Hill, Seattle, WA D+69
- Greenwood, Seattle, WA D+72
- Fremont, Seattle, WA D+79
- Interbay, Seattle, WA D+74
- Queen Anne, Seattle, WA D+74
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Asia on Argyle, Chicago, IL D+73
- Central West End, St. Louis, MO D+69
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Ellsworth, Elmwood Park, IL D+7
- Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisville, KY R+2
- Original Town, Carrollton, TX D+13
- Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, TX R+8
- Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA D+34
- West of Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA D+62
- Nestor, San Diego, CA D+19
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.