Bluemound Heights leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Bluemound Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bluemound Heights, ~55% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bluemound Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bluemound Heights leans more Democratic than 9 of 44 neighbors.
Bluemound Heights runs about 37 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Bluemound Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Bluemound Heights. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Bluemound 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 Bluemound Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bluemound Heights 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 48% of adults in Bluemound Heights have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods. Bluemound Heights runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bluemound Heights, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bluemound Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bluemound 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Johnson's Woods, Milwaukee, WI D+25
- Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+62
- Merrill Park, Milwaukee, WI D+67
- Tosa East Towne, Wauwatosa, WI D+52
- Silver City, Milwaukee, WI D+38
- Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI D+68
- Uptown, Milwaukee, WI D+76
- Burnham Park, Milwaukee, WI D+36
- Enderis Park, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Fairview, Milwaukee, WI D+6
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- 45th and Moncrief, Jacksonville, FL D+78
- Belmont, Downers Grove, IL D+19
- Coquina Key, St. Petersburg, FL D+35
- Peacock Village, Peoria, AZ R+17
- Summit Heights, Fontana, CA D+8
- Rickarby, Mobile, AL D+72
- Downtown Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND D+12
- Downtown East, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Westland Terrace, Pine Hills, FL D+70
- Westbury, Lehi, UT R+25
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.