Sunset Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Sunset Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunset Heights, ~66% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunset Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sunset Heights leans more Democratic than 34 of 55 neighbors.
Sunset Heights runs about 78 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Sunset Heights sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sunset Heights. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+69), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Sunset Heights 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 Sunset Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Sunset Heights is about 15%, about 57 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Sunset Heights have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods. Sunset Heights 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; Sunset Heights, Milwaukee, WI sits in the top quarter 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 Sunset Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Sunset Heights 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
- Grasslyn Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Saint Joseph, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Roosevelt Grove, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Uptown, Milwaukee, WI D+76
- Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI D+84
- Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Enderis Park, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Tosa East Towne, Wauwatosa, WI D+52
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Strong, Rochester, NY D+60
- Lee Hall, Newport News, VA D+51
- Miller Park Minne Lusa Area, Omaha, NE D+63
- Folwell, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Rockridge, Oakland, CA D+85
- Ardenwald, Milwaukie, OR D+48
- Coronado, Richmond, CA D+64
- Brookside, Findlay, OH R+17
- Valley College, San Bernardino, CA D+17
- Downtown Huntsville, Huntsville, AL D+8
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.