That’s enough for an overall score of 59, just a tick below the Seattle average of 60. Victory Heights scores a 70 in partisanship (Seattle average: 71) 61 on social issues (average: 63) 55 on taxes (average: 54) and 54 on local issues (average: also 54). If you could bottle Seattle politics, it would taste a lot like Victory Heights. It’s heavily Democratic, culturally liberal, left-leaning on taxes, and a fierce battleground in most competitive local races. The neighborhood also has a mix of single-family homes, young renters, and senior living facilities. Victory Heights ranks close to Seattle’s average demographics on race, income, education, and other political predictors. Instead, it’s a quiet, leafy suburb west of Lake City. What neighborhood represents the political spirit of Seattle better than any other? It’s not latte-soaked Capitol Hill, Lenin-boasting Fremont or any Seattle neighborhood that would find itself on a postcard.
They are followed by the full ranking of all 92 neighborhoods.Ī street in the Victory Heights neighborhood. Chas Redmond / Flickr. Here’s a countdown of Seattle’s top 5 most liberal and conservative ‘hoods, followed by the most average of all neighborhoods. These results indicate Seattle has some truly devoted quarters of consistent progressivism, a few enclaves with surprisingly conservative tendencies and a lot of eclectic and quirky political communities in between. Each of our neighborhoods was scored on an index running from 0 (most conservative) to 100 (most liberal). While it’s owned by Juan Montiel, who also owns the nearby excellent El Quetzal, which serves Mexican antojitos, Montis Grill serves delicious American food like hamburgers, sandwiches, pastas, salads, and on the weekend brunch. Results for 47 significant ballot items since 2008 - partisan votes (favoring Democrats), social issues (such as same-sex marriage and aid in dying), tax measures and local races - were combined to create an overall index of liberalism. Montis Grill just might be the neighborhood bar and grill that mid-Beacon Hill has been waiting for. Top Gay Clubs & Bars in Broadway / Capitol Hill: See reviews and photos of Gay Clubs & Bars in Broadway / Capitol Hill, Seattle (Washington) on Tripadvisor. So, I broke all 951 Seattle precincts into 93 neighborhoods using the City Clerk’s Atlas, public maps and a little horse sense. Of course, most people think of their city’s geography in terms of another unit - the neighborhood. Serving amazing food and drinks, open-mic nights, and an outdoor patio. CC Attle’s is a popular gay pub and bar, located in Capitol Hill, Seattle. My data for that story (and the corresponding maps) were based on voting precincts, small sub-units maintained for electioneering purposes. Find the best gay bars and gay-popular nightclubs in Seattle, Washington. There is surprising dissent in our famously progressive city, as an in-depth analysis of Seattle’s political geography recently showed.