Capitol Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Capitol Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Capitol Heights, ~59% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Capitol Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Capitol Heights leans more Democratic than 28 of 42 neighbors.
Capitol Heights runs about 82 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Capitol Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Capitol 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 Capitol Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Capitol 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 56% of adults in Capitol Heights have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods. Capitol Heights 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; Capitol Heights, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top tenth 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 Capitol Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Capitol Heights 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
- Columbus Park, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Long View, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Hampton Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Grasslyn Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI D+84
- Lindsay Park, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Sunset Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+77
- McGovern Park, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Enderis Park, Milwaukee, WI D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Vancouver Heights, Vancouver, WA D+19
- Holly Grove, New Orleans, LA D+81
- Downtown West, St. Louis, MO D+71
- Olive Drive Area, Bakersfield, CA R+42
- Barnum, Denver, CO D+51
- The Reserve, Port St. Lucie, FL R+28
- Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA D+76
- Country Lakes, Miramar, FL D+15
- Dorsey-Riverbend, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+78
- Downtown Concord, Concord, CA D+44
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.