Greenbush is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Greenbush typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenbush, ~64% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greenbush compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greenbush leans more Democratic than 9 of 17 neighbors.
Greenbush runs about 72 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Greenbush sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Greenbush 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 Greenbush, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Greenbush hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 74% of adults in Greenbush have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods. Greenbush 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; Greenbush, Madison, 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 Greenbush looks the way it does
Turnout in Greenbush 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
- South Campus, Madison, WI D+51
- Capitol, Madison, WI D+61
- Regent, Madison, WI D+75
- Dudgeon-Monroe, Madison, WI D+87
- Sunset Village, Madison, WI D+84
- Tenney-Lapham, Madison, WI D+82
- Moorland-Rimrock, Madison, WI D+54
- Marquette, Madison, WI D+86
- Midvale Heights, Madison, WI D+76
- Hill Farms-University Neighborh, Madison, WI D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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- Oaks, Garland, TX D+7
- Colonial Village, Sacramento, CA D+29
- oakwood, Bedford, OH D+60
- Cooper, Tulsa, OK D+11
- Sheridan Hollow, Albany, NY D+71
- Stonemeade, Alafaya, FL D+6
- Hidden Hills, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- Eastside Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA D+44
- Marquette, Muskegon, MI D+43
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.