Avenues West is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Avenues West typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Avenues West, ~48% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Avenues West compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Avenues West leans more Democratic than 22 of 53 neighbors.
Avenues West runs about 53 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Avenues West sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Avenues West. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+38), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Avenues West 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 Avenues West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Avenues West live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 87% of adults in Avenues West have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Avenues West runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Avenues West, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter 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 Avenues West looks the way it does
Turnout in Avenues West sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee, WI D+57
- Midtown, Milwaukee, WI D+78
- Merrill Park, Milwaukee, WI D+67
- Clarke Square, Milwaukee, WI D+46
- Walker's Point, Milwaukee, WI D+49
- Juneau Town, Milwaukee, WI D+48
- Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI D+68
- Silver City, Milwaukee, WI D+38
- Yankee Hill, Milwaukee, WI D+57
- North Division, Milwaukee, WI D+86
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South East, Pasadena, CA D+56
- West University Austin, Austin, TX D+57
- Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ D+63
- College Point, Queens, NY R+6
- Taku-Campbell, Anchorage, AK D+21
- Lower Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+84
- Logan, Spokane, WA D+30
- Drake, Des Moines, IA D+50
- West Bench, Boise, ID D+4
- Riverside, Cambridge, MA D+78
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, 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.