Johnson's Woods, Milwaukee, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Johnson's Woods

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

Johnson's Woods leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Johnson's Woods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Johnson's Woods, ~48% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Johnson's Woods compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Johnson's Woods leans more Democratic than 6 of 42 neighbors.

Johnson's Woods runs about 26 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Johnson's Woods sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Johnson's Woods. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 18 points.

Why Johnson's Woods 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 Johnson's Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Johnson's Woods live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Johnson's Woods have never been married, above 88% of neighborhoods. Johnson's Woods runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Johnson's Woods, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Johnson's Woods looks the way it does

Turnout in Johnson's Woods 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.

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.