Cooper Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Cooper Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cooper Park, ~69% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cooper Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cooper Park leans more Democratic than 4 of 40 neighbors.
Cooper Park runs about 48 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Cooper Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cooper Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+32), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Cooper 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 Cooper Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Cooper Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Cooper Park sits in the top quarter (about 61%, above 82% of neighborhoods). Cooper Park 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; Cooper Park, 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 Cooper Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cooper Park 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Cooper Park have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Enderis Park, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Tosa East Towne, Wauwatosa, WI D+52
- Golden Valley, Milwaukee, WI D+41
- Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Lindsay Park, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Saint Joseph, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Uptown, Milwaukee, WI D+76
- Grasslyn Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Capitol Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+81
- Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Greenwood, Warwick, RI Even
- Ridgewood Junction, Glen Rock, NJ D+21
- Ridgeview Estates, Bakersfield, CA R+12
- Pimmit Hills, Falls Church, VA D+33
- Valhalla, Milwaukee, WI D+79
- Burkhardt, Dayton, OH D+2
- Springdale, Tulsa, OK D+21
- Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA D+69
- San Pedro, Robstown, TX D+19
- Turtle Run, Coral Springs, FL D+24
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.