Dudgeon-Monroe is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Dudgeon-Monroe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dudgeon-Monroe, ~86% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dudgeon-Monroe compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Dudgeon-Monroe is the most Democratic-leaning.
Dudgeon-Monroe runs about 88 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Dudgeon-Monroe sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Dudgeon-Monroe. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+94) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+84), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Dudgeon-Monroe 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 Dudgeon-Monroe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in Dudgeon-Monroe hold a bachelor's degree, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dudgeon-Monroe runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dudgeon-Monroe, Madison, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Dudgeon-Monroe looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dudgeon-Monroe 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Dudgeon-Monroe have completed high school, above 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Regent, Madison, WI D+75
- Sunset Village, Madison, WI D+84
- Greenbush, Madison, WI D+71
- South Campus, Madison, WI D+51
- Midvale Heights, Madison, WI D+76
- Capitol, Madison, WI D+61
- Hill Farms-University Neighborh, Madison, WI D+81
- Dunn's Marsh, Madison, WI D+61
- Tenney-Lapham, Madison, WI D+82
- Moorland-Rimrock, Madison, WI D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Nena, San Bernardino, CA D+5
- Debaliviere Place, St. Louis, MO D+81
- New Hampshire Gardens, Takoma Park, MD D+78
- Yalecrest, Salt Lake City, UT D+61
- Cleveland Heights, Lakeland, FL R+16
- Ol Sun, Clifton, CO R+30
- Wailea, Kihei, HI D+20
- Northlake Park at Lake Nona, Orlando, FL R+6
- Jackson Heights, Mobile, AL D+10
- Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, Pittsburgh, PA D+83
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.