Hill Farms-University Neighborh, Madison, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hill Farms-University Neighborh

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Hill Farms-University Neighborh is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.

 

About 86% of adults in Hill Farms-University Neighborh typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hill Farms-University Neighborh, ~78% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hill Farms-University Neighborh compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hill Farms-University Neighborh leans more Democratic than 12 of 15 neighbors.

Hill Farms-University Neighborh runs about 82 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Hill Farms-University Neighborh sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Hill Farms-University Neighborh. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+70), a spread of about 19 points.

Why Hill Farms-University Neighborh 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 Hill Farms-University Neighborh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Hill Farms-University Neighborh hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Hill Farms-University Neighborh runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Hill Farms-University Neighborh, Madison, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Hill Farms-University Neighborh looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hill Farms-University Neighborh 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Hill Farms-University Neighborh have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.