Saint Joseph is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Saint Joseph typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saint Joseph, ~61% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saint Joseph compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Saint Joseph leans more Democratic than 39 of 56 neighbors.
Saint Joseph runs about 81 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Saint Joseph sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Saint Joseph. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+71), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Saint Joseph 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 52% of adults in Saint Joseph have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods. Saint Joseph 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; Saint Joseph, 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 Saint Joseph looks the way it does
Turnout in Saint Joseph sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Uptown, Milwaukee, WI D+76
- Sunset Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+77
- Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Grasslyn Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Enderis Park, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+62
- Roosevelt Grove, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Tosa East Towne, Wauwatosa, WI D+52
- Washington Park, Milwaukee, WI D+68
- Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI D+80
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Taylor Berry, Louisville, KY D+43
- Paseo Ranchoero, Chula Vista, CA D+16
- Chapel Hill, Akron, OH D+20
- Reservoir, Little Rock, AR D+34
- Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL D+83
- Franklin Park, Trenton, NJ D+34
- New River Estates, Sunrise, FL D+5
- Crosstown, Memphis, TN D+60
- Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO D+27
- Huguenot, Staten Island, NY R+60
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.