North Division is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 69% of adults in North Division typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Division, ~64% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Division compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Division leans more Democratic than 43 of 50 neighbors.
North Division runs about 86 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and North Division sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why North Division 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 North Division, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in North Division 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 61% of adults in North Division have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods. North Division 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; North Division, 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 North Division looks the way it does
Turnout in North Division sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Park West, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Borchert Field, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Harambee, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Arlington Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Midtown, Milwaukee, WI D+78
- Riverwest, Milwaukee, WI D+70
- Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI D+87
- Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- University Town Center, Irvine, CA D+33
- Goddard, Seabrook, MD D+71
- Rancho Buena, Tucson, AZ D+32
- East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, CO D+34
- La Mer, Parlin, NJ D+15
- Highland, Austin, TX D+61
- Hampden, Denver, CO D+47
- North Springfield, Springfield, VA D+26
- Flosden, Vallejo, CA D+26
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.