View Ridge is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 88% of adults in View Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in View Ridge, ~75% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How View Ridge compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, View Ridge leans more Democratic than 22 of 42 neighbors.
View Ridge runs about 52 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within View Ridge. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+65), a spread of about 10 points.
Why View Ridge 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 View Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 86% of adults in View Ridge hold a bachelor's degree, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; View Ridge, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth nationally 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 View Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. View Ridge 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 99% of adults in View Ridge have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Kensington, Kensington, MD D+58
- Saint Francis Wood, San Francisco, CA D+55
- Five Points, Great Lakes, IL D+42
- Oakwood, Waco, TX Even
- Southwestern Hills, Des Moines, IA D+18
- Lyons Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek, FL D+6
- Mission Hills, Pittsburgh, PA D+37
- Tarrytown, Austin, TX D+27
- Waverley Square, Belmont, MA D+62
- Sans Souci, Jacksonville, FL R+14
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.