The 10 Most Liberal Cities In Washington For 2024


The most liberal cities in Washington are Seattle and Bellevue for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

In this article, we will explore some of the most liberal cities in Washington, where progressive ideas and inclusive attitudes flourish.

If you’re looking to move to Washington and want to know where the majority of Washingtonians lean left, you’ve come to the right place.

Specifically, we wanted to know which cities have the highest number of liberal voters in the Evergreen State.

To do so, we analyzed how the people in each city in Washington with a population greater than 5,000 voted during the last presidential election. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Democrat were named the most liberal cities in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Most Liberal Places In Washington For 2024:

  1. Seattle
  2. Bellevue
  3. Kent
  4. Renton
  5. Federal Way
  6. Kirkland
  7. Auburn
  8. Redmond
  9. Sammamish
  10. Shoreline

Most Liberal Cities In Washington Map

If you’re wondering, Othello is the most conservative city in Washington of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then, we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most liberal cities in Washington.

And if you already knew these places were liberal, check out some more reading about Washington and the most liberal places in the country:

The 10 Most Liberal Places In Washington For 2024

Seattle, WA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Seattle: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bellevue, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Jelson25 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Bellevue: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Kent, WA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Kent: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Renton, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Westernyankee | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Renton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Federal Way, WA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Federal Way: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Kirkland, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Jelson25 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Kirkland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Auburn, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Auburn: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Redmond, WA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Redmond: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Sammamish, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Emmanuel BRUNNER | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Sammamish: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Shoreline, WA

Source: Wikipedia User Joe Mabel | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Percent Democrat: 75.0%
More on Shoreline: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most liberal cities in Washington for 2024

To find the most liberal places in Washington, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most liberals.

Straight forward.

We started by making a list of every city in Washington over 5,000 people based on the 2018-2022 American Community Survey. That left us with 121 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places lean the most leftward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For Democratic President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Democrats, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

The winner, Seattle, is “The Most liberal City in Washington For 2024”. The most conservative place in Washington was Othello.

We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most liberal places to live in Washington.

Summing Up The Liberal Snowflakes in Washington

Well, there you have it, the places in Washington that have the highest number of liberals per capita, with Seattle ranking as the least conservative in the entire state.

The most liberal cities in Washington are Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Kirkland, Auburn, Redmond, Sammamish, and Shoreline.

If you’re curious, here are the least liberal cities in Washington:

  1. Othello
  2. Quincy
  3. Ephrata

For more Washington reading, check out:

Most Liberal Places In Washington

Rank City Population % Liberal
1 Seattle, WA 734,603 75.0%
2 Bellevue, WA 150,606 75.0%
3 Kent, WA 135,169 75.0%
4 Renton, WA 105,355 75.0%
5 Federal Way, WA 99,614 75.0%
6 Kirkland, WA 92,015 75.0%
7 Auburn, WA 85,623 75.0%
8 Redmond, WA 73,728 75.0%
9 Sammamish, WA 66,586 75.0%
10 Shoreline, WA 58,673 75.0%
11 Burien, WA 51,505 75.0%
12 Bothell, WA 47,917 75.0%
13 Issaquah, WA 39,400 75.0%
14 Des Moines, WA 32,667 75.0%
15 Seatac, WA 30,927 75.0%
16 Maple Valley, WA 27,889 75.0%
17 Mercer Island, WA 25,464 75.0%
18 Kenmore, WA 23,611 75.0%
19 Tukwila, WA 21,569 75.0%
20 Covington, WA 20,814 75.0%
21 Snoqualmie, WA 13,762 75.0%
22 Lake Forest Park, WA 13,462 75.0%
23 Woodinville, WA 13,301 75.0%
24 Newcastle, WA 12,931 75.0%
25 Enumclaw, WA 12,630 75.0%
26 Milton, WA 8,543 75.0%
27 Duvall, WA 8,128 75.0%
28 North Bend, WA 7,549 75.0%
29 Pacific, WA 7,097 75.0%
30 Normandy Park, WA 6,697 75.0%
31 Black Diamond, WA 5,314 75.0%
32 Port Townsend, WA 10,161 69.4%
33 Bellingham, WA 91,353 60.4%
34 Lynden, WA 15,723 60.4%
35 Ferndale, WA 15,130 60.4%
36 Blaine, WA 5,865 60.4%
37 Everett, WA 110,847 58.5%
38 Marysville, WA 70,847 58.5%
39 Edmonds, WA 42,705 58.5%
40 Lynnwood, WA 39,867 58.5%
41 Lake Stevens, WA 38,816 58.5%
42 Mukilteo, WA 21,365 58.5%
43 Mountlake Terrace, WA 21,350 58.5%
44 Mill Creek, WA 20,797 58.5%
45 Arlington, WA 20,263 58.5%
46 Monroe, WA 19,632 58.5%
47 Snohomish, WA 10,133 58.5%
48 Stanwood, WA 8,051 58.5%
49 Brier, WA 6,539 58.5%
50 Sultan, WA 5,462 58.5%
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