Regent is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Regent typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Regent, ~70% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Regent compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Regent leans more Democratic than 9 of 16 neighbors.
Regent runs about 76 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Regent sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Regent. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+59), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Regent 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 Regent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in Regent hold a bachelor's degree, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 71% of adults in Regent have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods. Regent runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Regent, Madison, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Regent looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Regent have completed high school, about 6 points above the Wisconsin average of 93%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Dudgeon-Monroe, Madison, WI D+87
- South Campus, Madison, WI D+51
- Greenbush, Madison, WI D+71
- Sunset Village, Madison, WI D+84
- Capitol, Madison, WI D+61
- Hill Farms-University Neighborh, Madison, WI D+81
- Midvale Heights, Madison, WI D+76
- Tenney-Lapham, Madison, WI D+82
- Dunn's Marsh, Madison, WI D+61
- Marquette, Madison, WI D+86
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hidden Cove-Indian Creek, San Antonio, TX D+23
- Burnham Park, Milwaukee, WI D+36
- Edgerton, Rochester, NY D+56
- Hillsdale, Portland, OR D+74
- Glenwood, Raleigh, NC D+19
- Creston-Kenilworth, Portland, OR D+82
- Richmond Hill, Augusta, GA D+56
- Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA D+84
- Oceanfront, Miami Beach, FL R+7
- Union Square, San Francisco, CA D+59
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.