Whittier Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Whittier Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whittier Heights, ~77% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whittier Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Whittier Heights leans more Democratic than 33 of 37 neighbors.
Whittier Heights runs about 62 points more Democratic than Washington as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Whittier Heights. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+72), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Whittier Heights 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 Whittier Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Whittier Heights hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Whittier Heights sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Whittier Heights, 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 Whittier Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Whittier Heights 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 98% of adults in Whittier Heights have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Penrose, St. Louis, MO D+86
- Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth, MN D+30
- Riverton, Portland, ME D+27
- Garfield, Huntington Beach, CA D+2
- Valley, Providence, RI D+38
- Central Bench, Boise, ID D+21
- Greater Belhaven, Jackson, MS D+34
- Downtown Riverfront-190th, Bothell, WA D+42
- Terra Linda, San Rafael, CA D+43
- Downtown, Providence, RI D+64
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.