St. Francis leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 78% of adults in St. Francis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Francis, ~44% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Francis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Francis leans more Democratic than 48 of 62 neighbors.
St. Francis runs about 13 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and St. Francis sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Francis. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+19) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 15 points.
Why St. Francis leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for St. Francis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 86% of residents in St. Francis live in densely developed areas, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in St. Francis have never been married, above 91% of cities. St. Francis 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; St. Francis, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in St. Francis looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. Francis 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cudahy, WI D+7
- South Milwaukee, WI D+5
- West Milwaukee, WI D+28
- Oak Creek, WI R+3
- Greenfield, WI D+6
- Greendale, WI D+4
- Milwaukee, WI D+18
- West Allis, WI D+14
- Franklin, WI R+6
- Shorewood, WI D+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monahans, TX R+54
- Toano, VA R+4
- Berlin, MD R+7
- Irvington, AL R+59
- Wellington, OH R+37
- North College Hill, OH D+48
- Clayton, DE R+15
- House Springs, MO R+45
- Crozet, VA D+16
- Carrollton, VA R+11
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.