Tenney-Lapham is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Tenney-Lapham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tenney-Lapham, ~76% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tenney-Lapham compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Tenney-Lapham leans more Democratic than 15 of 19 neighbors.
Tenney-Lapham runs about 83 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Tenney-Lapham sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Tenney-Lapham 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 Tenney-Lapham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Tenney-Lapham hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Tenney-Lapham have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods. Tenney-Lapham 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; Tenney-Lapham, Madison, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tenney-Lapham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tenney-Lapham 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Tenney-Lapham have completed high school, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Marquette, Madison, WI D+86
- Capitol, Madison, WI D+61
- Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahar, Madison, WI D+85
- South Campus, Madison, WI D+51
- Greenbush, Madison, WI D+71
- Sherman, Madison, WI D+71
- Regent, Madison, WI D+75
- Eastmorland, Madison, WI D+71
- Dudgeon-Monroe, Madison, WI D+87
- Glendale, Madison, WI D+57
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Spirit Valley-Denfeld-Norton Park, Duluth, MN D+20
- Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg, FL D+48
- Meadowbrook, Converse, TX D+23
- Highlands Historic District, State College, PA D+36
- Clinton, Oakland, CA D+58
- New Tampa, Tampa, FL D+14
- South Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+32
- Kennydale, Renton, WA D+30
- Flagler Heights, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+20
- Birdland Neighbors, Sunnyvale, CA D+36
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.