Woodway leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Woodway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodway, ~55% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodway leans more Democratic than 21 of 90 neighbors.
Woodway runs about 7 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Why Woodway leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Woodway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Woodway hold a bachelor's degree, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Woodway sits in the top fifth on density (about 67%, above 91% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Woodway, WA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodway looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodway 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Woodway own their home, compared to around 72% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Woodway have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edmonds, WA D+30
- Shoreline, WA D+48
- Mountlake Terrace, WA D+27
- Lake Forest Park, WA D+56
- Brier, WA D+21
- Lynnwood, WA D+21
- Indianola, WA D+39
- Kenmore, WA D+46
- North Lynnwood, WA D+28
- Kingston, WA D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gates, TN R+32
- Buckingham, VA R+35
- Coahoma, TX R+80
- Ringwood, IL R+25
- Richland Junction, MI R+14
- Unionville, IN R+21
- Senecaville, OH R+62
- Shipman, VA R+29
- Hurlburt Field, FL R+44
- Pineville, WV R+69
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.