Wedge leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Wedge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wedge, ~52% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wedge compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wedge leans more Democratic than 8 of 14 neighbors.
Wedge runs about 18 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Why Wedge 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 Wedge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Wedge hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wedge, Woodinville, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wedge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wedge 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Wedge have completed high school, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Town Center, Woodinville, WA D+36
- Upper West Ridge, Woodinville, WA D+42
- Downtown Riverfront-190th, Bothell, WA D+42
- Waynita-Simonds-Norway Hill, Bothell, WA D+35
- Canyon Creek-39th SE, Bothell, WA D+20
- Westhill, Bothell, WA D+46
- Canyon Park, Bothell, WA D+22
- Totem Lake, Kirkland, WA D+40
- Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell, WA D+29
- North Creek, Bothell, WA D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Boltons Landing, Charleston, SC D+7
- Broadacres Homes, Athens, GA D+56
- Cloutier Court, Wilmington, DE D+26
- Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio, TX D+31
- Willamette, Albany, OR D+2
- Reedy Creek, Richmond, VA D+70
- Centennial, Burlington, VT D+68
- Coytesville, Fort Lee, NJ D+17
- Reichlieu, Mobile, AL D+21
- North Richland, Richland, WA D+9
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.