Wedgwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Wedgwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wedgwood, ~73% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wedgwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wedgwood leans more Democratic than 28 of 39 neighbors.
Wedgwood runs about 58 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wedgwood. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+64), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Wedgwood 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 Wedgwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Wedgwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wedgwood, Seattle, WA sits in the top tenth 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 Wedgwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wedgwood 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 Wedgwood have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ravenna, Seattle, WA D+81
- Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA D+78
- Meadowbrook, Seattle, WA D+74
- View Ridge, Seattle, WA D+70
- Bryant, Seattle, WA D+78
- Matthews Beach, Seattle, WA D+73
- Roosevelt, Seattle, WA D+77
- Victory Heights, Seattle, WA D+69
- Green Lake, Seattle, WA D+76
- Northgate, Seattle, WA D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Hill, Spokane, WA D+10
- Tower Grove South, St. Louis, MO D+65
- Old Everett, Lansing, MI D+33
- Brewerytown, Philadelphia, PA D+85
- Dilworth, Charlotte, NC D+34
- Talbot's Corner, Nashville, TN D+59
- Desert Shores, Las Vegas, NV D+22
- Near East, Columbus, OH D+76
- North West Long Beach, Long Beach, CA D+49
- Forest Glen, Chicago, IL D+25
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.