Midtown is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Midtown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midtown, ~56% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midtown compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Midtown leans more Democratic than 36 of 54 neighbors.
Midtown runs about 79 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Midtown sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Midtown. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+68), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Midtown 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 Midtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Midtown 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 70% of adults in Midtown have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods. Midtown 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; Midtown, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top tenth 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 Midtown looks the way it does
Turnout in Midtown 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
- Avenues West, Milwaukee, WI D+52
- Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI D+68
- Park West, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Merrill Park, Milwaukee, WI D+67
- North Division, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee, WI D+57
- Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+62
- Uptown, Milwaukee, WI D+76
- Borchert Field, Milwaukee, WI D+88
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Airport Heights, Anchorage, AK D+36
- Highland, Rochester, NY D+60
- Emerald Lake Hills, Redwood City, CA D+54
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- Park Village, York, PA D+41
- Arlington Ridge, Arlington, VA D+60
- Felicita, Escondido, CA D+8
- Haynes Area, Nashville, TN D+81
- Imperial Point, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+5
- Side Creek, Aurora, CO D+23
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.