Marquette is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Marquette typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marquette, ~77% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marquette compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Marquette leans more Democratic than 16 of 17 neighbors.
Marquette runs about 86 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Marquette sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Marquette 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 Marquette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Marquette hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Marquette have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods. Marquette runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Marquette, Madison, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Marquette looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Marquette 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Marquette have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Tenney-Lapham, Madison, WI D+82
- Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahar, Madison, WI D+85
- Capitol, Madison, WI D+61
- Eastmorland, Madison, WI D+71
- Sherman, Madison, WI D+71
- South Campus, Madison, WI D+51
- Greenbush, Madison, WI D+71
- Glendale, Madison, WI D+57
- Heistand, Madison, WI D+50
- Regent, Madison, WI D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Campus Farm, Tucson, AZ D+34
- West University, Eugene, OR D+62
- Walnut Grove - Shelby Farms PD, Germantown, TN R+15
- Floresta Gardens-Bradrick, San Leandro, CA D+41
- The Vistas, Las Vegas, NV Even
- North Omaha, Omaha, NE D+41
- Arlington Manor, Jacksonville, FL D+15
- University Park, Irvine, CA D+16
- Park Avenue, Rochester, NY D+62
- Kensington, Kansas City, KS D+36
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.