Jackson Park leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Jackson Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackson Park, ~42% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackson Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Jackson Park leans more Democratic than 7 of 30 neighbors.
Jackson Park runs about 25 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Jackson Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Jackson Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Jackson 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 Jackson Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Jackson Park votes against the grain of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, while Jackson Park runs about 25 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Jackson Park, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Jackson Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Jackson Park 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
- Layton Park, Milwaukee, WI D+31
- Fairview, Milwaukee, WI D+6
- Honey Creek Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+9
- Burnham Park, Milwaukee, WI D+36
- Southpoint, Milwaukee, WI D+19
- Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI D+40
- Silver City, Milwaukee, WI D+38
- Muskego Way, Milwaukee, WI D+40
- Morgandale, Milwaukee, WI D+25
- Polonia, Milwaukee, WI D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Welleby, Sunrise, FL D+21
- Deep Creek South, Chesapeake, VA D+4
- Edison Historic District, Pomona, CA D+36
- Huffman-O'Malley, Anchorage, AK D+18
- New City, Chicago, IL D+54
- Near East, Dallas, TX D+24
- Greater Fifth Ward, Houston, TX D+63
- Schiller Park, Buffalo, NY D+72
- Fells Point, Baltimore, MD D+70
- Como, St. Paul, MN D+61
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.