Columbus Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Columbus Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Columbus Park, ~54% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Columbus Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Columbus Park leans more Democratic than 15 of 38 neighbors.
Columbus Park runs about 75 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Columbus Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Columbus Park. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Columbus Park 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 Columbus Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Columbus Park 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 61% of adults in Columbus Park have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods. Columbus Park 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; Columbus Park, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Columbus Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Columbus Park 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
- Long View, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Capitol Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+81
- Lindsay Park, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Valhalla, Milwaukee, WI D+79
- Hampton Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- McGovern Park, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI D+84
- Grasslyn Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+80
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University Gardens, Great Neck, NY D+10
- Singing Arrow, Albuquerque, NM D+20
- Winston Park, Palatine, IL D+18
- South Louisville, Louisville, KY D+40
- Woodbridge, Bellevue, WA D+42
- Eagle Lake, Charlotte, NC D+39
- Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA D+77
- Ellaville, Hyattsville, MD D+73
- Willert Park, Buffalo, NY D+83
- Gray Haven, Dundalk, MD R+18
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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.