Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Silver Spring

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Silver Spring is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Silver Spring typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Spring, ~49% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Silver Spring compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Silver Spring leans more Democratic than 13 of 35 neighbors.

Silver Spring runs about 75 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Silver Spring sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Silver Spring. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+67), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Silver Spring is about 7%, about 65 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Silver Spring have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods. Silver Spring 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; Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter 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 Silver Spring looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 42% of adults in Silver Spring report food insecurity, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Silver Spring sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in Silver Spring rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.