Wallingford is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Wallingford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallingford, ~72% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallingford compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wallingford leans more Democratic than 43 of 46 neighbors.
Wallingford runs about 64 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Wallingford 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 Wallingford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Wallingford hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Wallingford have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Wallingford, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wallingford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wallingford 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 Wallingford have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fremont, Seattle, WA D+79
- University District, Seattle, WA D+67
- Eastlake, Seattle, WA D+76
- Roosevelt, Seattle, WA D+77
- Green Lake, Seattle, WA D+76
- Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA D+83
- Queen Anne, Seattle, WA D+74
- Ravenna, Seattle, WA D+81
- Westlake, Seattle, WA D+64
- Montlake, Seattle, WA D+83
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Far Southwest, Portland, OR D+61
- Lakeview, Stockton, CA D+20
- Rice, Houston, TX D+39
- Gibson Springs, Henderson, NV D+8
- Orangecrest, Riverside, CA R+8
- Rainier Beach, Seattle, WA D+59
- Lakeshore, San Francisco, CA D+49
- Heights, Billings, MT R+29
- Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, PA D+87
- Green Valley Ranch, Henderson, NV D+4
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.