Morgandale leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Morgandale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morgandale, ~33% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morgandale compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Morgandale leans more Democratic than 8 of 28 neighbors.
Morgandale runs about 26 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Morgandale sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Morgandale. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+34) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Morgandale 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 Morgandale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Morgandale live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Morgandale 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; Morgandale, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Morgandale looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Morgandale is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 22%, about 14 points above the Wisconsin average of 8%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Morgandale report food insecurity, above 80% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Morgandale have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Polonia, Milwaukee, WI D+32
- Southpoint, Milwaukee, WI D+19
- Wilson Park, Milwaukee, WI D+17
- Lincoln Village, Milwaukee, WI D+42
- Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI D+40
- Town of Lake, Milwaukee, WI D+16
- Tippecanoe, Milwaukee, WI D+32
- Layton Park, Milwaukee, WI D+31
- Castle Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+15
- Bay View, Milwaukee, WI D+51
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Scott Park, Toledo, OH D+61
- Northgate, Colorado Springs, CO R+17
- Glenwood, Glendale, CA D+12
- Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL D+22
- Cleveland Heights, Oakland, CA D+74
- Foxhill, Hampton, VA R+16
- Henninger Park, Santa Ana, CA D+32
- Cole Valley, San Francisco, CA D+82
- North End, Boise, ID D+57
- Village de L'Est, New Orleans, LA D+50
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.