Park West is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Park West typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park West, ~61% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park West compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Park West leans more Democratic than 49 of 54 neighbors.
Park West runs about 87 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Park West sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Park West 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 Park West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Park West 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 72% of adults in Park West have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods. Park West 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; Park West, 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 Park West looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Park West sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Division, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Borchert Field, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Midtown, Milwaukee, WI D+78
- Arlington Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI D+68
- Roosevelt Grove, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Harambee, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Sunset Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+77
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Derita-Statesville, Charlotte, NC D+75
- Charter Point, Jacksonville, FL D+28
- Bank Square, Waltham, MA D+50
- Greater South, Lincoln, NE D+15
- Lakeside Park, Tucson, AZ D+5
- West Redlands, Redlands, CA D+17
- Whitman Park, Camden, NJ D+78
- Kalivas Union, Manchester, NH D+32
- Sandalfoot Cove, Boca Raton, FL Even
- Temescal, Oakland, CA D+83
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.