Hampton Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Hampton Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hampton Heights, ~54% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hampton Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hampton Heights leans more Democratic than 26 of 39 neighbors.
Hampton Heights runs about 82 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Hampton Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Hampton 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 Hampton Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Hampton Heights is about 11%, about 61 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Hampton Heights have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods. Hampton Heights runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Hampton Heights, Milwaukee, WI does.
Why turnout in Hampton Heights looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 37% of adults in Hampton Heights report food insecurity, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Hampton Heights have completed high school, below 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- McGovern Park, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI D+84
- Capitol Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+81
- Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Columbus Park, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Long View, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Old North Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI D+85
- Thurston Woods, Milwaukee, WI D+79
- Grasslyn Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI D+80
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Delano, Wichita, KS Even
- Eighth Ward, Allentown, PA D+26
- Long Meadow Farms, Richmond, TX R+12
- Amphi, Tucson, AZ D+37
- Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA D+67
- Curtis, Highland, CA D+22
- Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI D+84
- Pullman, Chicago, IL D+82
- Sovana, Spring Valley, NV D+15
- Pueblo, Wichita, KS D+22
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.