Prairie Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Prairie Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prairie Hills, ~64% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prairie Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Prairie Hills leans more Democratic than 5 of 12 neighbors.
Prairie Hills runs about 65 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Prairie Hills sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Prairie Hills. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+57), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Prairie Hills 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 Prairie Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Prairie Hills votes against the grain of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, while Prairie Hills runs about 65 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Prairie Hills, Madison, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Prairie Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Prairie Hills is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Meadowood, Madison, WI D+62
- Westhaven Trails, Madison, WI D+65
- Stone Meadows, Madison, WI D+52
- Dunn's Marsh, Madison, WI D+61
- Midvale Heights, Madison, WI D+76
- Hawk's Landing, Verona, WI D+50
- Hill Farms-University Neighborh, Madison, WI D+81
- Sunset Village, Madison, WI D+84
- Wexford, Madison, WI D+63
- Dudgeon-Monroe, Madison, WI D+87
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Grand Park, Jacksonville, FL D+84
- Johnson Ranch, Roseville, CA R+2
- Woodhaven, Fargo, ND R+13
- College View, Starkville, MS D+4
- Landon Branch, Waco, TX R+16
- Crooked River Ranch, Terrebonne, OR R+43
- Wortendyke, Midland Park, NJ R+2
- Glacier View, Everett, WA D+16
- Eden Isle, Horizon West, FL R+6
- Hillwood Estates, Nashville, TN D+5
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.