Polonia leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Polonia typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Polonia, ~25% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Polonia compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Polonia leans more Democratic than 12 of 31 neighbors.
Polonia runs about 33 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Polonia sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Polonia 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 Polonia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Polonia live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Polonia 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; Polonia, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Polonia looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Polonia is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 16 points below the Wisconsin average of 66%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Polonia report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 58% of adults in Polonia have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lincoln Village, Milwaukee, WI D+42
- Morgandale, Milwaukee, WI D+25
- Forest Home Hills, Milwaukee, WI D+40
- Historic Mitchell Street, Milwaukee, WI D+43
- Layton Park, Milwaukee, WI D+31
- Southpoint, Milwaukee, WI D+19
- Muskego Way, Milwaukee, WI D+40
- Bay View, Milwaukee, WI D+51
- Wilson Park, Milwaukee, WI D+17
- Tippecanoe, Milwaukee, WI D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Seward, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- South Main, Houston, TX D+60
- Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton, OH R+14
- San Andreas, Highland, CA D+13
- Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Venable, Charlottesville, VA D+59
- Cumberland, Atlanta, GA D+43
- South Park, Buffalo, NY D+7
- Bryn Mawr, Yonkers, NY D+6
- Bricktown, Chicago, IL D+64
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.